Penfolds Wines - Grange South Australia 2000
Price: $569.99
| Producer | Penfolds Wines |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Varietal | Shiraz |
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| Vintage | 2000 |
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| Sku | 36847 |
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When to drink: 2005 to 2050
Penfolds Wines Description
Grange is both Penfolds and arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climate of South Australia.
Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured shiraz grapes in combination with new American oak. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.
The 2000 Penfolds Grange is an excellent example of the Grange style transcending a most challenging South Australian 2000 vintage.
Wine Enthusiast: 90 Points
The nose offers date and cassis notes, while the palate deals more cassis, plus raspberry, earth and oak as it opens. Its flavors are juicy, and its tannins, delicate and textured (one reviewer actually likened it to a Rhône wine). Not as full, powerful or overwhelming as the wine can be, but enjoyable nonetheless. Drink through 2012. Imported by Southcorp Wines.
