1993 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★
G 93
Deep crimson. Attractive forward raspberry strawberry red cherry black forest panforte dried rose aromas with some mocha vanilla notes. Generous supple sweet-fruited wine with seductive red cherry, raspberry, dark cherry liqueur fruits, fine ample slightly al dente leafy textures and underlying mocha, vanilla marzipan oak complexity. Finishes sweet and long with lovely balanced acidity. Generously flavoured wine with lovely viscosity, opulence and dried roses, herb garden sage notes. Not a great vintage, but pleasurable! 86% Shiraz, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2030, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/Coonawarra. Contains the highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in Grange Hermitage/Shiraz history.
1994 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★
G 95
Deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry, mulberry, blackberry aromas with espresso mocha dark chocolate notes. Expressive wine with dense fleshy mulberry blackberry graphite, espresso flavours, fine dense persistent tannins and integrated vanilla, roasted coffee, mocha oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty firm, long and sweet. Muscular and dense with plenty of sweet fruit and richness for further ageing. Regarded as a classic Grange vintage. 89% Shiraz, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2045, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale/Coonawarra.
1995 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★
G 92
Deep crimson. Intense graphite herb garden mulberry blackberry fruits with dark chocolate, mocha liquorice notes. Generous and supple with blackberry mulberry sage flavours, fine plentiful gritty muscular tannins and mocha dark chocolate oak notes. Finishes brambly gravelly firm with attractive sweet fruit. The structure is the dominant force in this wine but the fruit is still clinging to the bones. Not a great vintage. 94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2040, 13.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/Magill Estate (Adelaide).
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