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Significantly deeper in colour than the earliest wines of the vertical, although still more than 30 years old, this jumps out of the glass on the aromatics, generous and enticing, sandalwood, campfire, pureed cassis fruit, with blackcurrant pastille that shows the intensity and pristine character of fruit that I just love out of Australian Cabernet. Waves of crushed mint leaf, rose petals, plenty of tannic grip, maybe a little austere, years ahead of it. Double decanted just before serving. 100% new American oak, John Duval chief winemaker.
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.