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2004 Penfolds Grange
| Vineyard: | Penfolds Wines |
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| Varietal: | Shiraz Blend |
| Style: | Red |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
Every time you taste the Penfolds flight of wines you are so impressed on therun up to tasting this icon that when you eventually get to it, you find itamazing that it blows all of its siblings out of the water when you eventuallyget to it. 2004 Grange is quite simply breathtaking. Multilayered, exotic yetclassic, totally dignified, concentrated but not in the least way blousey.Beautifully refined tannins complement a majestic pure concentration of preciseripe black fruits; it has to be tasted to read more...Every time you taste the Penfolds flight of wines you are so impressed on therun up to tasting this icon that when you eventually get to it, you find itamazing that it blows all of its siblings out of the water when you eventuallyget to it. 2004 Grange is quite simply breathtaking. Multilayered, exotic yetclassic, totally dignified, concentrated but not in the least way blousey.Beautifully refined tannins complement a majestic pure concentration of preciseripe black fruits; it has to be tasted to be believed and I think it will beheralded as one of the finest Grange vintages ever made. (Simon Staples, BBR Sales & Marketing Director) (hide)
Expert Reviews
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SJancis review: 4% Cabernet (1991 had the highest proportion ever of Cabernet with 14%), 85 %Barossa Valley, some Magill, plus a tiny bit of McLaren Vale - and, voicedrops, a little bit, 4%, of Block 42 (planted in the mid 1880s). Lots buried inthere - spice and tarmacadam and the merest whiff of treacle toffee but overallamazing life and energy. Lifted and above all fresh! Wonderfully subtle andsavoury, wonderfully thick and long on the palate. Serious first growth claretbuild. Extremely fine tannins. Wonderfully suave and really not like any otherwine I can think of. Gago insists that he has done nothing to change the style- in which case 2004 must be a particularly sophisticated vintage.
