| Lot | Wine | Region | Qty | Estimate | Current Bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN 0023 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 2003 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-900 | AUD $ 400 | |
| SAN 0024 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 2003 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$800-900 | AUD $ 480 | |
| NEL 0010 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 2003 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$600-700 | AUD $ 412 |
Robert Parker Score: 92 points
Reviewer: Jay S Miller — 18125 Feb 2009
Drink 2014–2030
Penfolds- iconic 2003 Grange is Shiraz blended with 3.5% Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra. It was aged for 15 months in 100% new American oak. Opaque purple-colored, it offers up aromas of cedar, cigar box, leather, Asian spices, and blueberry. On the palate it is layered but a bit short on depth and grip with only moderate length. It will evolve for 5-7 years and drink well from 2014 to 2030. This is a good but not great vintage of Grange making it vastly overpriced.
Penfolds produces a bevy of excellent value-priced wines, many of which were reviewed in Issue 178.
James Halliday Score: 95 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 2038
Deep crimson. Intense raspberry, strawberry, roasted chestnut, mocha aromas with touches of leafy notes. Generous raspberry, strawberry, redcurrant fruits, ample slinky/ironstone tannins and well-integrated mocha, roasted chestnut, touch marzipan notes. Firm gravelly finish. "Packed tight and corseted by firm chainmail-like tannins." (NR) A robust vintage, but the fruit concentration is well matched to the tannin and oak structure. 14.5% alc 97% Shiraz, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon B a r o s s a V a ll e y , M c L a re n Vale, Langhorne Creek, Coonawarra, and M a g i ll E s ta t e (A de l a id e )
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Delivery: $16.50 per dozen, Australia-wide via Australia Post. Estimated delivery 3–14 business days from dispatch.
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