| Lot | Wine | Region | Qty | Estimate | Current Bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRE 0014 |
PENFOLDS Grange Shiraz 2006 | South Australia | 1 BOTTLE | AU$900-1000 | AUD $ 604 |
Robert Parker Score: 98+ points
Reviewer: Lisa Perrotti-Brown — 19923 Dec 2011
Drink 2016–2030
Made from fruit coming predominantly from the Barossa Valley this year (97%) and containing 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2006 Grange has been added to my list of favorite recent vintages. Deep garnet-purple colored, it’s still a little youthfully mute, offering notes of warm cherries, black currants, anise, coffee and toast with underlying hints of soy, yeast extract, black olives and Indian spices. Tight-knit and solidly structured on the medium to full-bodied palate, the concentrated fruit is densely coiled around the firm grainy tannins and very crisp acidity at this stage, but promises something very special in the years to come. It finishes very long, complex and layered with the cedar poking through the fruit purity. Patience is required for this vintage; it should begin opening out around 2016 and drink to 2030+.
James Halliday Score: 98 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 2060
Deep crimson. Lifted black cherry, praline, panforte aromas with roasted coffee/espresso notes. Very expressive palate with pure dark cherry, pure blackberry fruits, plentiful loose-knit slinky/grainy textures, mocha hint marzipan notes and underlying quartz-like acidity. "A firm clasp of tannins at the finish", (NB) tapering into a fine chalky plume. Superb structure and vinosity. 14.5% alc "Fragrant and fruit forward with a faint saline undertow. Black p lu m s a n d b ra m b l e s , b it te r c h o co l a te a n d c h a rr e d f e n n e l . S an d s in e w y w it h e n e r g y a n d b o u n c e . A r e a l ly s a t is f y i n g t a n n compression; like finely layered shale. A beautiful wine arguing eloquently for elevation to the Premier League of vintages." 100% Shiraz Barossa Valley (including significant contributions from Kalimna and Koonunga Hill vineyards) and Magill Estate (Adelaide)
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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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