1985 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz 750ml

Bottle No.1: Base of Neck, Good Label

Bottle No.2: Very High Shoulder, Slight label stain

Bottle No.3: Base of Neck, Minor label stain

Bottle No. 4: Very High Shoulder, Good Label

Critic tasting note: (1985 vintage): "It is a powerful garnet with a wide coverage. Delicate floral notes and fine red berry pulp, with a multi-faceted and very youthful wine aroma. Super fresh, delicate violet flavor, complex texture, juicy, fine tannins, highly elegant, with great future potential, reverberating with the touch of red berries, providing rich and refined drinking pleasure. Peter Moser" - 96/100, Falstaff

Producer tasting notes: "COLOUR Deep, rich brick red. NOSE Sweetly scented with coconut, cherry and ripe plum/ berry fruit aromas with a hint of mint. PALATE Sweet, spicy plum and cherry-like flavours combine with pronounced, gripping tannins." - Penfolds

The original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia. This release in 2021 commemorates the 70th anniversary since Grange was first made.

Blend: 99% Syrah & 1% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage Notes: Cool to mild growing season followed by similarly good conditions at vintage, with late rain delaying picking

Ageing: Matured in new American oak hogsheads for 20 months.