| Lot | Wine | Region | Qty | Estimate | Current Bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN 0005 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$700-800 | AUD $ 480 | |
| SAN 0007 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$700-800 | AUD $ 480 | |
| BUT 0003 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$700-800 | AUD $ 480 | |
| SMI 0009 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-1000 | AUD $ 340 | |
| SMI 0025 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-1000 | AUD $ 440 | |
| SMI 0026 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-1000 | AUD $ 440 | |
| SMI 0028 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-1000 | AUD $ 400 | |
| SMI 0029 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-1000 | AUD $ 400 | |
| SMI 0030 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-1000 | AUD $ 340 | |
| GLY 0003 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$600-700 | AUD $ 380 | |
| GLY 0004 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$600-700 | AUD $ 380 | |
| GLY 0005 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 1997 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$600-700 | AUD $ 380 |
Robert Parker Score: 94 points
Reviewer: Robert M. Parker, Jr. — 14330 Oct 2002
Drink 2005–2022
The 1997 Grange (a blend of 96% Shiraz and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon) looks to be a classic Grange, although slightly softer and more forward than the backward 1996. The saturated purple-colored 1997 offers a gorgeously sweet nose of blackberry liqueur, cherries, camphor, chocolate, plums, and mocha. The wine is opulently-textured, extremely soft, layered, and seductive, with Grange's tell-tale personality well-displayed, but in a seamless, seductive style. This is a superb Grange that can hold its own against the more heralded 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2022.
James Halliday Score: 94 points
Reviewer: James Halliday
Read the full tasting note on Halliday Wine Companion (subscription).
Penfolds Rewards of Patience ★★★☆☆
Penfolds — The Rewards of Patience, Ninth Edition
Drink: Drink now 2035
Deep crimson. Intense cherry stone, strawberry, touch violet, praline aromas. A sturdy, but elegantly framed Grange with ample dark cherry, blackberry, dark chocolate flavours, plentiful dusty/sinewy tannins, lovely mid-palate fruit sweetness, and well-integrated roasted walnut, mocha notes. Finishes firm and inky/ minerally with tobacco leaf notes. "Lovely tension and torque to the tannins. A hint of thyme and rain on rocks. Thrumming." (TC). A cool year. 14% alc 9 6 % S h i r a z , 4 % C a b e r n e t S au v ig n o n Ka l im n a V i n e y a r d ( B a r o ss a V al le y ), B arossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Limestone Coast
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Delivery: $16.50 per dozen, Australia-wide via Australia Post. Estimated delivery 3–14 business days from dispatch.
