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Penfolds Grange Bin 95 Shiraz 2014
South Australia, Australia12 years seems like plenty of time for a vintage that isn't highly rated to come together in the bottle, but Grange is special, and in an average, albeit cooler, year the winery tightens everything up to keep the standard as high as possible. As a result, this wine comes through much younger, with rich texture and full flavours of glossy blackberry and mulberry. Dense, fine tannins are only just beginning to unwind, so there is no rush to drink this label before 2030 and well beyond. In 2014, most of South Australia's shiraz benefited from the prolonged ripening period between veraison and harvest, yielding grapes with freshness, fine varietal definition, brightness, crisp acid retention, and impressive fruit quality overall. Grange may be one of the best right now. Technically, the blend is 98/2 shiraz and cabernet sauvignon, while the sourcing remains widespread: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Wrattonbully, Coonawarra, Clare Valley and Magill Estate. The wine spends 20 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. Penfolds suggests a peak drinking window from 2035 through 2070.Tasted: 20 September 2026Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| CDN | $1000.00 | 750ml | select private and monopoly retailers |
Grape: Shiraz/SyrahCSPC: 336388UPC: 012354071100
