1990 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★★
G 100
Medium-deep crimson. Intense decadent blackberry, dried plum, grilled nut, shellac, walnut panforte cherry liqueur chinotto aromas with roasted chestnut vanilla notes. Blackberry dark chocolate, panforte, grilled nut, shellac flavours, chocolaty tannins and mocha vanilla spice oak notes, completely balanced acidity. Firm chocolaty sweet finish with plenty of mineral length. Generous dense supple wine with extraordinary fruit density and attack. One of the greatest. 95% Shiraz, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2060, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/Clare Valley/Coonawarra. Voted Red Wine of the Year by Wine Spectator magazine in December 1995.
1991 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★★
G 99
Deep colour. Intense complex black cherry, blackberry, dark chocolate aromas with roasted walnut, liquorice aromas. Dense and spectacularly balanced wine with black cherry blackberry fruits, some apricot notes, plentiful supple chocolaty tannins, lovely mid-palate generosity and underlying fresh acidity. Finishes chalky firm with superb apricotty, vanilla, mocha notes. Beautifully balanced wine with all elements in perfect balance. A great Grange vintage. 95% Shiraz, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2050, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale. A worthy sparring partner to the more famous 1990.
1992 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★
G 94
Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, cherry, mulberry aromas with dark chocolate vanilla spice oak with graphite notes. Concentrated blackberry dark cherry dark chocolate grilled nut flavours with malty vanilla oak notes, fine loose-knit but dense chalky tannins, some smoky, leafy, fresh tobacco notes, pronounced acidity and firm dry slightly leafy inky finish. A sturdy Grange built for the long haul. 90% Shiraz, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2050, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/Coonawarra/McLaren Vale.
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