1999 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★★
G 100
Deep crimson. Lifted black cherry blackberry, black olive aromas with grilled nut coconut, mocha spicy oak notes. Well concentrated blackberry, dark cherry mulberry black olive, liquorice flavours, fine vigorous but dense chalky tannins, lovely generous mid-palate viscosity and underlying grilled nut, mocha vanilla marzipan oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty firm with lovely sweet fruit. A substantial Grange framed by strong persistent tannins. Should overhaul the 1998 in years to come! 100% Shiraz. Drink now–2065, 14.5% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale/Padthaway
2000 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★
G 92
Attractive redcurrant, mocha, tobacco-leaf notes, and fine bitter-sweet tannins. Still has viscosity but only medium weighted. Atypical rather than classic, but still shows Grange resilience. Controversial when released, but this vintage illustrates the strength of Penfolds sourcing and classification of fruit. 100% Barossa Valley Shiraz. Drink now–2028+, 14% alc Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/Barossa Valley.
2001 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★
G 92
Deep crimson. Blackberry bloody meat charcuterie redcurrant red cherry aromas with chinotto, cola notes with hint of mint/sage. Well concentrated but medium bodied Grange with redcurrant red cherry cola flavours, fine vigorous but slight leafy bitter-sweet tannins, mocha oak complexity and pronounced acidity. Finishes muscular firm but long and sweet. A substantial Grange with strong firm slightly sappy/fur-ball tannins. 99% Shiraz, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2050, 14.5% alc 50% Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/50% Barossa Valley. One of the hottest growing seasons since the 1920s. McLaren Vale had its highest mean January temperature since 1915. The Sydney Morning Herald named Max Schubert in its top 100 most influential Australians of the 20th century.
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