| Wine | Region | Qty | Price (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage Shiraz 1976 NOTES | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$ 2,892.25 |
Robert Parker Score: 100 points
Reviewer: Robert M. Parker, Jr. — 10031 Aug 1995
Drink 2004–2020
Production: 9,380 cases Blend: 89% Shiraz/11% Cabernet Sauvignon
A legendary vintage, this massive, powerhouse wine is a reference point for what great Grange Hermitage is all about. The color remains a thick, opaque ruby/garnet with no signs of amber or brown. The wine is beginning to reveal some evolution in its huge, fragrant nose of coffee, cedar, chocolate, prunes, and overripe black-cherries and currants. With massive richness and body, flavors that coat the palate in a viscous, pure, mindboggling manner, and a finish that lasts for nearly a minute, this huge Grange Hermitage that may one day resemble in its decadent richness and thick, unctuous texture, such Bordeaux legends as the 1947 Petrus, 1947 Cheval Blanc, and 1947 Lafleur. This wine can be drunk now or cellared for another 10-15 years. A natural born legend!
Note: The production figures shown are for twelve bottle cases unless otherwise noted.
Penfolds Rewards of Patience ★★★★★
Penfolds — The Rewards of Patience, Ninth Edition
Drink: Drink now 2045
Deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, blackberry pastille, boysenberries, espresso coffee aromas with hints of sandalwood/cloves. Generous and deeply set with dark chocolate, blackberry, liquorice, marzipan flavours, abundant powerful fine-grained tannins and underlying tobacco leaf notes. "Luscious and hedonistic with a long dry finish." (JR) Still proving to be one of the great classic Grange vintages. 13.9% alc "Stunningly fresh. Strawberries and sandalwood while rounded and c o n v e x o n t h e m i d -p a l a t e . S o m e th i n g q u i e tl y g l o r io u s a b o u t t h is w in e . I t al m o s t br o u g h t t e a rs t o m y e y e s . S o v i b r a n t , m y s p in e is tingling. So complete, it's almost perfect. Tender, fresh, melodic. It's still soaring." (TC) 89% Shiraz, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon K a li m n a V in e y a rd ( B a ro s s a V alley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate and M o d b u ry V in e y a rd (A d e la i d e ) The 25th anniversary of Grange. The first Australian wine to cross the A$20 barrier at release. Robert Parker scores it 100 points. Surviving bottles have levels at base, into the neck, or have passed successfully through Penfolds Re-corking Clinics.
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Delivery: $16.50 per dozen, Australia-wide via Australia Post. Estimated delivery 3–14 business days from dispatch.