| Wine | Region | Qty | Price (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 2018 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | AU$ 828.00 |
Robert Parker Score: 99 points
Reviewer: Erin Larkin — July 2022 Week 321 Jul 2022
Drink 2028–2058
This wine comes with high expectations—as does the vintage. The 2018 vintage across South Australia (and cheekily, we could probably extend the accolade to all of Australia) was excellent. It was warm, but without incident, and responsible for powerfully ripe, serious wines. Many producers made some of their best wines in this vintage. So here, to the 2018 Grange: there is spiced raspberry, lashings of salted licorice, red curry paste, layers of forest berries, rendered lamb fat and crushed pink peppercorns to start. In the mouth, the tannins close around the fruit with the same polish and seamlessness as the 2008, possibly the 2004? Very different vintages, but there is a textural similarity for me. This is polished and glossy and so very pretty. It contains 3% Cabernet Sauvignon this year, and 69% Barossa, 18% McLaren Vale and the balance from Clare Valley. Each of the regions brings with it its own characteristics. Barossa brings the red dirt, blood, deli meat and rust. McLaren Vale brings the plush purple fruits with a side of meat and licorice. Clare brings the polish, the opulence and the velvet texture. With their powers combined, this is an extraordinary Grange. One of the true greats, which will only get better as it ages.
James Halliday Score: 95 points
Reviewer: James Halliday
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Penfolds Rewards of Patience ★★★★★
Penfolds — The Rewards of Patience, Ninth Edition
Drink: Drink 2035 2075
Deep crimson. Refined blackberry pastille, mocha, roasted chestnut, hint liquorice aromas. Inky deep wine with lovely pure blackberry pastille, cassis fruits, superb lacy/graphite/chalky fine tannins, roasted chestnut, marzipan notes and lovely fresh mineral acidity. Chocolaty bittersweet finish. Superb wine. "Opulent, ripe fruit. Heady perfume. Brambles and round composition with masses of ripeness." (JR) A substantial Grange with the potential to become one of the great vintages of all time. 14.5% alc "A beautifully fragrant and detailed Grange. Blue fruits with a little black in the mix too. A piquant raspberry lift. A botanical Grange first and foremost, built on fruit ... the other stuff; the spices, the stones, the chocolatier's creations all taking a more muted stance." (NR) 97% Shiraz, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Clare Valley Included in The Australian Ark Canon as a "landmark vintage".
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Delivery: $16.50 per dozen, Australia-wide via Australia Post. Estimated delivery 3–14 business days from dispatch.