1996 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★★
G 98
Deep crimson. Fresh smoky coffee, mocha, blackberry graphite aromas with liquorice herb garden complexity. Generous and supple with dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, dark plum fruits, fine plentiful chalky tannins, sweet mocha vanilla oak, superb mid-palate density and salted liquorice grilled nut complexity, Finishes grainy firm and dry with persistent sweet apricot, mulberry fruit. One of the great vintages of the 1990s. 94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2050, 14.2% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale/Magill Estate (Adelaide). Maturation of Grange temporarily discontinued at Magill.
1997 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★
G 90
Deep crimson. Meaty, leafy red cherry, redcurrant graphite tobacco tawny aromas with herb garden aniseed, iodine/seaweed/soy notes. Well concentrated redcurrant, red cherry mocha flavours with soy demi-glace amontillado notes, fine lacy al dente sinewy tannins and underlying coconut vanilla oak nuances. Finishes sinewy firm dry with soupy demi-glace meaty soy notes. 96% Shiraz, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2035, 14% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale/Limestone Coast.
1998 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★★
G 98
Deep crimson. Intense dark plum mulberry, blackberry, roasted chestnut, tobacco with chinotto, negroni liquorice notes. Beautifully balanced wine with mulberry black cherry blackberry dry chinotto fruits, fine loose-knit chalky textures, attractive density on the mid-palate with dark chocolate, mocha oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty with a superb long tannin plume. A superbly balanced Grange with sweet ripe fruit, perfect attuned oak and integrated tannins and acidity. Supple and seamless in structure. 97% Shiraz, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2055, 14.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/Magill Estate (Adelaide)/ Padthaway
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