Penfolds "Grange" Shiraz South Australia
Shiraz/Syrah from South Australia
| Vintage: | 1999 |
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| Description: | 96 points Bob Campbell. Big and hugely dense wine with attractive spice, licorice, tar, fruit cake etc etc. A big and powerful wine that promises much. Long. (bc) (5/2004) 95 points James Halliday. Concentrated blackberry and licorice fruit, the oak perfectly integrated. A powerful, masculine style, a touch more austere than the '98. (7/2003) 94 points Wine Spectator. Not quite as broad and generous as riper vintages, but tremendously classy, offering smoky, earthy blackberry, plum and currant fruit that compete effectively against cedary oak on the long finish. The flavors gain with each sip, fanning out impressively. It's tight now, but it could age beautifully. *Collectibles* (hs) (9/2004) 93 points Wine & Spirits. No tasting notes provided. (10/2004) 93 points Wine Enthusiast. An excellent wine as it always is, but this vintage of Grange is one that isn't just built for aging, it requires it. Its flavors and aromas require a good 20 minutes in the glass to show themselves, but with time, pretty eucalyptus/mint and anise aromas come through. In the mouth, this vintage feels more feminine than other recent vintages. It's very tightly wound, with tea, biscuit and plum notes peeking through; its tannins are powdery and pretty, and its finish long and juicy. *Cellar Selection* (11/2004) 92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. Dense ruby/purple to the edge, with a bouquet of blackberries, mulberries, and floral-like aromas, and medium to full body, the 1999 has an acid punch, but also tremendous layers of fruit and extract. Not massive, but elegant and nicely layered, it requires another 2-3 years of cellaring, and should last for 12-15 years. (rp) (10/2004) 91 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar. Full ruby-red. Sexy aromas of raspberry, cola, root beer and coconut. Thick, dense and concentrated, with exotic, slightly candied dark fruit, caramel, toasted coconut and mineral flavors nicely shaped by firm acids. Shows strong fruit and a major dose of oak on the powerful, backward finish. This can't quite match the 1998 for sheer depth of fruit, but it's built to age. (st) 91+ (8/2004) Jancis Robinson. 100% Shiraz. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide), McLaren Vale, Padthaway blend. Lively, fresh, racy -- one of the leaner, more austere, more claret-like examples. Exceptionally dry finish -- really tough in fact at the moment. 17.5/20 points. (jr) (10/2008). |
| Price: | $ 359.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from K&L Wine Merchants
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3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 877-559-4637 |
| Telephone (regular): | 650-364-8544 |
| Fax: | 650-364-4687 |
First added to 1000 Corks on June 28, 2013.
This product was inactivated October 25, 2018.
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