GRANGE

Penfold's Grange is the greatest red wine of Australia. This wine is a leading candidate for the richest, most concentrated dry red table wine on planet Earth. Penfold's Grange takes opulence and decadence to the limits, and for that reason has replaced Bordeaux?s Petrus as the world's most exotic and concentrated wine. It is interesting to note that as massive, extracted and overwhelming as this wine can be in it?s youth, with 10-15 years of age it takes on a more civilized character, resembling a great Pomerol or older hermitage. Robert Parker

1987 $299.99
Ripe, rich, generous, powerful and amazingly complex, offering vanilla, cedar and toast-scented plum, black cherry and spice flavors that extend into a gorgeous finish. A beautifully sculpted wine, with all the elements to grow into a great one with cellaring through 1999 to 2005. Cellar Selection ? 93 The Wine Spectator
1992 $199.99
?Ripe, smoky and spicy, this is a wine of extraordinary subtlety and complexity, powerful without showing too much muscle. It layers its anise, black cherry and blackberry flavors to keep them zingy through the finish. Shows a lot of depth and surprising restraint. 2,049 cases imported. Cellar Selection.? 94 The Wine Spectator
?The opaque purple-colored 1992 Grange exhibits an unevolved, grapy nose of sweet toasty oak, ripe prunes, black raspberries, and cassis. Full-bodied, with lavishly-displayed oaky notes, this formidably endowed, large-scaled wine should develop into an impressive example of Grange, although my instincts suggest it will not be quite as good as the 1990, 1986, or 1982. The wine was kept open for three days without any traces of oxidation. Give it 2-4 years of cellaring and consume it over the following 20 years.? 93 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #115
1993 $219.99
?Dark, peppery and earthy overtones add substance to this chewy, remarkably complex red wine. It delivers a ripe core of plum and dried currant, then branches out, hinting at anise and mineral on the finish. Approachable now, but oh what a future this has. Best after 1999. 937 cases imported. Cellar Selection.? 95 The Wine Spectator 11/15/1998

1995 $219.99
?A massive wine, majestic in its proportions, combining power and grace in equal measure. Flavors of plum, blackberry, chocolate and pepper, with hints of cedar, licorice and mint, swirl through the exotic finish. Tannins swarm but don't overwhelm the finish, which echoes all day and night. Best from 2004 through 2020. Cellar Selection.? 97 The Wine Spectator 12/31/2000
?An impressive Grange that may ultimately prove to be underrated, like many wines from this vintage, the 1995, a blend of 94% Shiraz and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, exhibits a saturated plum/purple color and a sweet blackberry liqueur nose intermixed with cassis, licorice, and new oak. The wine is textured, jammy, full-bodied, with impressive levels of extract, glycerin, and black fruit flavors. It is long, ripe, with unobtrusive acidity and tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2018.? 90 Robert Parker, eRobertParker
1996 $189.99
?A massive wine, with cascades of potent plum, cherry and blackberry fruit swirling around wafts of black pepper, bay leaf and exotic spice, which last and last on the finish, hinting at smoky, meaty notes. It's all packed in tightly, suggesting this should evolve spectacularly with age. Best after 2005. Cellar Selection.? 97 The Wine Spectator
?This dark purple-colored wine exhibits notes of sweet plum, blackberry, and cassis intermixed with some licorice, chocolate, and espresso. It is a blend of 94% Shiraz and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon that tips the scales at 14+% alcohol. The wine is layered, unctuously textured, full-bodied with tremendous intensity, moderately high tannin, and a 40-second finish. The wine needs a good 4-5 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025. This Grange should ultimately merit a higher score when it is closer to its plateau of drinkability.? 93 Robert Parker, eRobertParker
1997 $179.99
?The 1997 Grange (a blend of 96% Shiraz and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon) looks to be a classic Grange, although slightly softer and more forward than the backward 1996. The saturated purple-colored 1997 offers a gorgeously sweet nose of blackberry liqueur, cherries, camphor, chocolate, plums, and mocha. The wine is opulently textured, extremely soft, layered, and seductive, with Grange's telltale personality well displayed, but in a seamless, seductive style. This is a superb Grange that can hold its own against the more heralded 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2002.? 94 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #143
1998 $239.99 - SOLD OUT

Max Shubert
designer and original winemaker