#1 Penfolds Red Wine Clinic. PWC 2022/2014
#2 Just Below Base of Neck.
The Penfolds Red Wine Clinic is a complimentary service for collectors to have their aged Penfolds red wines (15 years or older) assessed by winemakers. The service involves opening, visually inspecting, tasting, and topping up the wine, then recorking and recapsuling it if it has aged well. It is inspired by the company's first winemaker, Max Schubert, and acts as a "health check" for the wine, with certified bottles receiving a new cork, capsule, and certification from the winemaker.
18/20 Jancis Robinson, May 2015, Drinking Window: 2000-2050
98/100 Bob Campbell Feb 2012
The original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia. This release in 2021 commemorates the 70th anniversary since Grange was first made.
Blend: 90% Syrah & 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Notes: Barossa Valley (including Kalimna Vineyard), McLaren Vale
Vintage Notes:
Growing season and vintage were both marked by cool weather. Crops in most South Australian regions were reduced by hailstorms in October 1986.
Ageing: Aged in new American oak hogsheads for 18 months.
Producer Tasting Notes
COLOUR Dense brick red in colour. NOSE Typical of Grange showing strong rich, berry fruit and minty characters with smoky oak overtones. PALATE Full, firm, rich palate with excellent concentration of sweet plum and cherry-like fruit, vanillin oak flavours and soft, mouthfilling tannins.
