2013 Grange

Producer
Penfolds
Region
South Australia
Format
6x75cl
Price
£1,740 per case (In Bond, GBP)
Availability
In stock
Critic score
100/100 (LP)
Drinking window
2017–2057

In Bond Fine Wine. 2013 Penfolds Grange, South Australia, Australia. Red australia - red in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 100/100 (LP). Drinking window: 2017–2057. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.

Founded in 1844, Penfolds is one of Australia’s most historic and internationally recognised wine estates, renowned for producing powerful yet long-lived wines sourced from some of the country’s finest vineyards. The estate’s flagship Grange, first created by legendary winemaker Max Schubert in the 1950s, has become one of the world’s most collectible wines and a defining icon of Australian fine wine. Predominantly Shiraz, often with a small portion of Cabernet Sauvignon, Grange is matured in American oak and combines extraordinary concentration with remarkable balance and longevity.

What the critics say

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 100/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 2017-10-31 · Drink 2024 - 2057

Remember that old Heinz Ketchup “anticipation” ad from the 1970s? The palate of this 2013 Grange does just that. It makes you wait with so much delicious promise being drip fed into the mouth at first—and then it bursts forth and delivers! This vintage is a blend of 96% Shiraz and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, coming from the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and Magill Estate. Very deep inky pur…

Winespectator.com (WIN) — 97/100 · Wine Spectator, 20/12/2017 · Drink 2017-2037

Bold, with plenty of power and grace. Dense and lush up front, featuring aromatic notes of espresso and milk chocolate, and a core of fresh, juicy raspberry coulis, wild blackberry and maraschino cherry flavors. Perfumed gingerbread, licorice, sandalwood and Kalamata olive details emerge on the finish, showing tremendous harmony. Epic finish. Drink now through 2037.

Josh Raynolds (JR) — 96/100 · Vinous, 01/12/2021 · Drink 2027-2039

Saturated ruby. Displays highly perfumed aromas of dark berry preserves, cherry-cola, pipe tobacco, smoky oak and vanilla, along with exotic spice and floral topnotes. Smooth, broad and appealingly sweet, intense, spice-laced blackcurrant, cherry, candied violet and mocha flavors show outstanding depth and energy. The dark fruit and floral notes resonate on a strikingly long, seamless finish that…

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