2002 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★★
G 97
Deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry, blackberry, graphite aromas with some dark chocolate, herb garden chinotto notes – a hint of sage and violets. Inky sweet wine with supple dark cherry, mulberry, blackberry praline espresso flavours, fine persistent chalky velvet tannins, attractive roasted meat, chinotto, dried herb notes, mid-palate richness and persistent long slinky finish. Lovely wine with superb fruit complexity and mineral length. Elegance and power. 98.5% Shiraz, 1.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2050, 14.5% alc 50% Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley)/50% Barossa Valley.
G 91
2003 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★
Deep crimson. Dark fruits earthy, silage, forest floor aromas with graphite dark chocolate notes, nutty notes. Well concentrated but atypical Grange with black cherry fruits, dark chocolate espresso sous bois silage flavours, fine soupy firm textures, mocha roasted nut oak and integrated long acidity. Finishes chalky al dente powdery cocoa firm but minerally. Moderate year for Grange. Medium potential. 97% Shiraz, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now–2030, 14.5% alc Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale/Langhorne Creek/Coonawarra/Magill Estate (Adelaide).
G 98
2004 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz – South Australia ★★★★★
Deep crimson. Attractive blackberry boysenberry, mulberry aromas with dark chocolate, mocha notes. Rich ripe blackberry, boysenberry, liquorice flavours, fine dense chocolaty tannins and underlying espresso vanilla creamy oak notes. Finishes chocolaty gravelly firm with superb flavour length. Developing some really lovely apricot stone fruit notes. This is a substantial well-balanced Grange where the tannins and fruit intertwine in perfect symmetry. 96% Shiraz, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink 2028– 2060, 14.3% alc Barossa Valley (including a substantial proportion of Kalimna Shiraz)/McLaren Vale/Magill Estate (Adelaide). A significant contribution of Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon!
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