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18½/20
Penfolds Grange Bin 95 Shiraz 2004
South Australia, AustraliaEveryone agrees this is a great Grange along the stylistic lines of the impressive 1990 and 1996 vintages and it has barely begun its bottle life. The 04 mixes Barossa fruit with parts from McLaren Vale and McGill and it is all fully ripe. It is one hundred percent American oak barrels are prominent but not over the top; the fruit mix that spent 16 months in the new oak is 96 percent shiraz and 4 per cent cabernet sauvignon. The colour is dark to the edge, the nose fragrant with bits of cola, dried herbs, and black tea. The palate is full and already seamless, something that bodes well for a long life. Intense muscular and rich this is the real thing. Look for plums, spice, and more tea in what is a blockbuster effort. Buy and cellar for decades.Tasted: 05 August 2009Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $423.00 | 750ml | specialty listing |
| AB | $300.00 | 750ml | fine wine boutiques |
| SK | $299.00 | 750ml | |
| MB | $310.00 | 750ml | |
| NF | $298.00 | 750ml | |
| QC | $300.00 | 750ml | |
| ON | $320.00 | 750ml | |
| NS | $296.00 | 750ml | |
| NF | $298.00 | 750ml |
Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 336388UPC: 012354071100
