1986 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Hermitage – South Australia ★★★★★
G 96
Deep crimson. Fresh evolved blackberry dark chocolate aromas with mocha, roasted chestnut, liquorice notes and herb garden nuances. Richly concentrated, dense and powerful with pronounced dark chocolate, mocha, blackberry liquorice flavours, fine muscular dry tannin, meaty dried herb complexity and underlying roasted chestnut, vanilla oak notes. Very firm chocolaty graphite finish with attractive inky plume. 87% Shiraz, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2050, 13.9% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/Clare Valley/McLaren Vale/ Modbury Vineyard (Adelaide). Don Ditter’s last Grange.
1987 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Hermitage – South Australia ★★★
G 92
A strongly tannic Grange with concentrated dark chocolate, dark fruit, herb, mint flavours and sappy leafy textures. 90% Shiraz, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–soon, 13.8% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale.
1988 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Hermitage – South Australia ★★★
G 94
A rich and voluminous wine with plentiful dark fruits, dark chocolate, raisin and mocha, vigorous firm tannins and attractive sweet fruit finish. 94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2028, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/Padthaway/McLaren Vale.
1989 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Hermitage – South Australia ★★★
G 94
Medium-deep crimson. Fresh dark chocolate, dark cherry, plum, panforte aromas with herb garden sage notes. Well concentrated wine with deep-set fleshy raspberry, dark plum dark cherry fruits, beautiful fine chocolaty but vigorous tannins, mocha coconut oak complexity notes, attractive sweet fruit viscosity and soft but persistent acidity. Finishes chocolaty firm with blackcurrant pastille leafy notes. 91% Shiraz, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2040, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale. The last vintage labelled as ‘Grange Hermitage’; future vintages are release as ‘Grange’.
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