Penfolds Grange 2002 Magnum 1.5L

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 and intensely-flavoured Shiraz and some Cabernet 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.

This has been worth the wait. A complete wine, the description of which is not subservient to words – surely a good sign. The wine is at the other end of the Grange spectral offer to its predecessor, the 2001, purely as a result of two very different climatic vintages.

“Rich energetic wine with juicy red fruits, bitter chocolate spice flavours and fine grippy tannins.”Josh Raynolds, USA Wine Writer

$2,700.00 each

Additional details

Cellaring:

Drinking well, but will improve with time. Peak drinking now to 2050.

Nose:

Deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry, blackberry and graphite aromas with dark chocolate, herb garden and chinotto notes with a hint of sage and violet.

Palate:

Inky sweet with supple dark cherry, mulberry, blackberry and praline espresso flavours, fine persistent chalky velvet tannins, roasted meat, chinotto and dried herb notes with attractive mid-palate richness and persistent long slinky al dente finish. Superb fruit complexity and mineral length. Elegance and power.

Varietal Composition:

Shiraz (99%), Cabernet (1%)
Penfolds Grange 2002 Magnum 1.5L
$2,700.00 each