Description
Grange is both Penfolds and Australia’s most famous wine and is officially listed as a heritage icon of South Australia.
Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climate of South Australia.
Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured Shiraz grapes in combination with new American oak.
The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as the most consistent of the world’s great wines.
The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds’ multivineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.
Fruit for the 2014 vintage comes from Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Wrattonbully, Coonawarra, Clare Valley, and Magill Estate.
The wine was matured for 20 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads.
Deep, dense youthful red/purple colour.
The bouquet is a riot of preserved plums, mocha, smoky toasty oak – less obvious than the Granges of yore – with hints of tar and graphite.
The wine is full-bodied but it’s not a blockbuster.
It’s dense and concentrated, but not overpowering.
Indeed, the wine is superbly balanced and has even a touch of elegance.
The tannins are certainly abundant, with a touch of traditional Grange firmness, but it’s a very easy Grange to understand and enjoy.
Less likely to intimidate! (2% cabernet sauvignon) – Huon Hooke, The Real Review, 98 Points The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Shiraz 98%, Cabernet 2% Country – Australia Region – South Australia Vintage – 2014 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 14.5% Closure – Cork Cellaring Potential – 2035 to 2070
