Penfolds
Grange Hermitage Bin 95 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
South Australia, Australia
Very good obviously, but still a baby would love to try this with a few more years on it… notes: fennel, bright red and black fruits, very rich, reminds me a bit with its minerality of fine Bordeaux tannins are medium and on the softer side…
Very good obviously, but still a baby would love to try this with a few more years on it… notes: fennel, bright red and black fruits, very rich, reminds me a bit with its minerality of fine Bordeaux tannins are medium and on the softer side…
Aug 17th, 2023
Menthol.. Soft resolved cherry. Plum. Some black pepper. Slightly cloudy but perhaps I should have let it settle more. Lovely poise and balance. Re-corked at Grange in 2007.
Menthol.. Soft resolved cherry. Plum. Some black pepper. Slightly cloudy but perhaps I should have let it settle more. Lovely poise and balance. Re-corked at Grange in 2007.
May 27th, 2023this is lovely. Some mint. Soft and supple, pretty cherry fruit but some tangy edges. So pretty and complete- at peace with itself. Delicious. Jef ROPP
this is lovely. Some mint. Soft and supple, pretty cherry fruit but some tangy edges. So pretty and complete- at peace with itself. Delicious. Jef ROPP
May 10th, 2023The most noticeable oak. Sweet and intense. Violet and plum. Good.
The most noticeable oak. Sweet and intense. Violet and plum. Good.
Apr 12th, 2023
I thought for my 4000th Delectable note I should choose something special and I thought a 40 year old Penfolds Grange would fit the bill. This is back in the day when “Hermitage “ was allowed on the label. There was an immense crust on decanting reflecting the drought year of 1983. The colour was an amazing dark dense Ruby with no hint of a tawny edge. Aromas of coffee grounds, mocha, chocolate, fading blackberry, and lavender. Barb thought like an old lady’s powder drawer. Still a solid core - the intestinal fortitude (guts) of this wine is incredible. Finishing with soft silky dry tannins. This could easily have gone on for another 10 years. Andrew Caillard MW had a drinking window extending up to 2040 which would make it nearly 60 years old. The lasting impression are those silky tannins. 1983 was a drought year in South Australia hence the persistence and age of this beautiful wine. I paid about $60 for this in the late 1980s and Wine Searcher had a value of $980 on 2/2/23.
I thought for my 4000th Delectable note I should choose something special and I thought a 40 year old Penfolds Grange would fit the bill. This is back in the day when “Hermitage “ was allowed on the label. There was an immense crust on decanting reflecting the drought year of 1983. The colour was an amazing dark dense Ruby with no hint of a tawny edge. Aromas of coffee grounds, mocha, chocolate, fading blackberry, and lavender. Barb thought like an old lady’s powder drawer. Still a solid core - the intestinal fortitude (guts) of this wine is incredible. Finishing with soft silky dry tannins. This could easily have gone on for another 10 years. Andrew Caillard MW had a drinking window extending up to 2040 which would make it nearly 60 years old. The lasting impression are those silky tannins. 1983 was a drought year in South Australia hence the persistence and age of this beautiful wine. I paid about $60 for this in the late 1980s and Wine Searcher had a value of $980 on 2/2/23.
Feb 5th, 2023
Aged wonderfully! Notes of cheesy cherry, currant, and plum, delicate tannins and notes of rose water. Very impressed with how it held its complexity.
Aged wonderfully! Notes of cheesy cherry, currant, and plum, delicate tannins and notes of rose water. Very impressed with how it held its complexity.
Nov 19th, 2022
Going the distance. Aussie mint, savories, plum, etc. even after a 3 day decant still holding up.
Going the distance. Aussie mint, savories, plum, etc. even after a 3 day decant still holding up.
Oct 7th, 2022
Finely developed- herb, leather, spice, clove. Supple texture, one of the stars of evening!
Finely developed- herb, leather, spice, clove. Supple texture, one of the stars of evening!
Mar 10th, 2022
WNH NY, 2021.
@Bill Bender playing high post again with his offerings - thanks bud.
Typical Grange, huge and brambly. Extracted and ripe. Powerful and brawny. This hadn’t moved much on the bottle, and will sail on for years. Fig paste, currants and olives dominate the mid-palate. Bright acidity keeps all the other components in check.
WNH NY, 2021.
@Bill Bender playing high post again with his offerings - thanks bud.
Typical Grange, huge and brambly. Extracted and ripe. Powerful and brawny. This hadn’t moved much on the bottle, and will sail on for years. Fig paste, currants and olives dominate the mid-palate. Bright acidity keeps all the other components in check.
Blend of 98% Shiraz and 2% Cab Sauv, deep Ruby with aromas of rich fruit, cedar, sweet herbs and pepper notes, for this difficult vintage. On my the palate fruit flavors of expressive raspberry and cherry with notes of vanilla, cedar, licorice and herbal tea. Fine grippy tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar and spice. Nice! Tasting Sample!
Blend of 98% Shiraz and 2% Cab Sauv, deep Ruby with aromas of rich fruit, cedar, sweet herbs and pepper notes, for this difficult vintage. On my the palate fruit flavors of expressive raspberry and cherry with notes of vanilla, cedar, licorice and herbal tea. Fine grippy tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar and spice. Nice! Tasting Sample!
Jun 22nd, 2021