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Grange 1998
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- GBP Price: £225.00 per Btl
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- Size: Bottle (75cl)
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| Wine Advocate | Wine Spectator | Burghound | Jancis Robinson.com | International Wine Cellar |
| 98 | 97 | - | 18 | - |
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A wine that flirts with perfection, and should rival the 1986 as one of the legendary Granges produced, the 1998 has one of the highest alcohol contents (nearly 15%) as well as one of the highest percentages of Shiraz in the blend (97%). Its stunning purple color is accompanied by exceptionally sweet aromas of blackberry liqueur intermixed with barbecue spices, an endearing, smoky earthiness, pepper, roasted meats, and coffee. Huge, massive, unctuously textured, and extraordinarily youthful, this impressive wine is a candidate for perfection. It should continue to evolve over the next three decades. (98+ Points) Score: 98 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2009-2039 |
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A wine of surprising subtlety for the vintage, playing its ripe cherry, red plum and herb flavors against firm tannins that have a bit of grit to them. But those lively cherry and raspberry flavors burst through, and there's a nice hint of green herbs lingering around the finish, which doesn't subside easily.--Australian reds blind retrospective. 9,000 cases made. Score: 97 Winespectator.com, Wine Spectator |
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97% Shiraz, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide), Padthaway blend. Pure hedonism on the nose. Very sweet - like malted milk - at first and then finishes pretty dry and tannic still. I hope the aromatic development isn’t ahead of the resolution of tannins? Score: 18 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2015-2035 |
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