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PENFOLDS Bin 95 Grange Shiraz, South Australia 2019 Magnum
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PENFOLDS Bin 95 Grange Shiraz, South Australia 2019 Magnum
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PENFOLDS Bin 95 Grange Shiraz, South Australia
Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz is Australia's most famous wine with a reputation for superb fruit complexity and flavour richness. An exquisitely perfumed, concentrated wine, Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz combines the intensely rich fruit and ripe tannins of Shiraz with the fragrance and complementary nuances of new, fine-grained American oak. A portion of Cabernet Sauvignon is used in some years to enhance the aromatics and palate structure.
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Expert Review
Andrew Caillard MW
Deep crimson. Lifted fresh dark chocolate, mocha dark cherry blackberry, paneforte, mocha aromas with liquorice aniseed notes. Superbly balanced wine with plentiful dark chocolate, blackberry fruits, fine graphite firm tannins, lovely mid plate richness and well-balanced mocha, espresso oak notes. Finishes chocolaty firm and long. Elemental, expressive and expansive with lovely fruit complexity, oak integration, density and torque. A brilliant follow up to the 2018 vintage. 97% Shiraz 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 months maturation in 100% new American Hogsheads, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Clare Valley. Drink 2028 – 2060 14.5% alc
98+ points, The Vintage Journal (July 2023)
Expert Review
Tyson Stelzer
2019 was a pronounced drought season, and in the 12 months to March, the Barossa Valley had only 61% of its long-term average rainfall. In such a warm and dry season, the risk of Grange becoming looming and foreboding was very real indeed. While the inimitable presence and magnitude of Grange are here in full measure, what I love about this release is that the personality of Barossa, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and Clare shiraz leap from the glass in all of their spicy, glossy, black-fruited glory. All the layers of dark chocolate, liquorice and dark fruit cake that we love of Grange are here in bountiful exuberance, filling a palate with a sense of perfect polish and full completeness from start to long finish. For all of its structural confidence, there is an intricately crafted, fine-grained seamlessness to the tannins that carries a tail of uninterrupted drive and carry. This is a brilliant Grange which makes a tremendous declaration of the power of blending in carefully singling out the very finest sites to produce a wine of incredible poise and purity even in a season as hot and dry as this.
98 points, TysonStelzer.com (July 2023)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Very dark purple. Heady and concentrated but too young to be very expressive. Massive! So concentrated it’s almost bursting at the seams of its attempt at a corset. There’s a certain framework that’s desperately trying to contain that exuberant fruit. It’s a marvel that they manage to make the selection but this is pretty impressive and exciting.
19 points, JancisRobinson.com (June 2023)
Expert Review
Jeni Port
Not the easiest of vintages with low winter rainfall in 2019 leading into high summer temperatures. South Australians will no doubt like to forget the 31 days of 35C+ temperatures. Against that backdrop, it is quite the winemaking feat to see a wine of such inviting beauty. An impressive Grange statement with aromas contrasting perfumed spice, earth, sage and vanillin oak with a deep concentration of fruit. Reflects the warmer vintage conditions with power and richness, but it’s not a galumphing statement. Far from it. There’s a surprising fineness, lifted and free flowing engulfed in a world of flavours from spice, licorice, chocolate and creamy mocha vanillin oak to black fruits, blueberries and plum – layer upon layer – fed by polished oak tannins. The role of just what three per cent of Cabernet Sauvignon brings to the 2019 Grange can be debated, but in warmer years there has to be some benefit in the form of Cabernet tannin structure. The four regions nominated for sourcing were – Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Clare Valley – with 19 months maturation in 100% new American oak hogsheads. A good follow up to the outstanding 2018. Drink: 2023-2052
98 points, Wine Pilot (July 2023)
Expert Review
Ken Gargett
Tough for this wine, coming on the heels of one of the greatest Granges of all time, the 2018, but it is perhaps a more classic Grange than was the ’18. It will certainly need more time before opening. It is, however, a superb, world class wine. 97% Shiraz and 3% Cabernet, from the Barossa, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and Clare Valley. 19 months in 100% new American hogsheads. A traditional Grange, if ever there was one. Quite a dark maroon hue. Chocolate, florals, violets, spices, blackfruits, vanillin notes. Walnuts, graphite, bacon scrapings and more. An alluring and rather beautiful nose. There is balance at every stage and complexity is already evident. Ripe, open and with immense length, it does give the impression of a wine that will be more comfortable in three to four years and then drink impressively for the next 30 or 40. Knife-edge balance and serious length with cassis and soy notes emerging on the palate with fine tannins but serious grip. A return to the classic Grange style, but be in no rush.
98 points, Wine Pilot (July 2023)
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Huon Hooke
Very deep, dense, saturated red-purple colour that stains the glass, with a classic Grange nose of espresso coffee, tar, blackberry, dark chocolate and dried cranberry. Quite complex already with notes of various spices, dried herbs and underbrush. The wine is full-bodied and firm, with abundant tannins but not as formidably dense, thick and tannic as some vintages. Very intense and long. A very solid Grange, if not a great one. (3% cabernet sauvignon. Barossa, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra & Clare)
97 points, The Real Review (June 2023)
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Dave Brookes
97/3% shiraz/cabernet sauvignon; matured in new American oak for 19 months. A quieter release for the 2019 rendition of Penfolds' world-famous icon. A little less of the formic and VA heft of youth in this showing and a bit more approachable as a result. Deep crimson in the glass with familiar characters of deep black berry fruits, plum compote and black cherry underscored with hints of baking spices, Calvados, espresso grounds, black olive tapenade, roasting meats, creamy oak, purple flowers and earth. Weighty and concentrated with classic Grange density of fruit and tannin; persistent, texturally flexing and long of finish. As per usual will cellar like a dream, but I think it will hit its drinking window a bit earlier than usual.
97 points, Wine Companion (July 2023)
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Decanter
It's a hard act to follow the monumental 2018 Grange, which – priced at AU$1000 for the first time on release – earned a slew of perfect scores. Chief winemaker Peter Gago regards the 1989, 1999 and 2009 as 'sleeper vintages' so urges against any rash prejudgement on this 2019. Sure, it is not as showy as the 2018 was on release, but if it is anything like the 1999 when it hits its stride in 20 years' time, then patience will be rewarded. The imposing structure, concentration and sheen of new American oak remains the trademark style, but the most powerful wine in the Penfolds stable – officially Bin 95 – is nevertheless becoming increasingly more approachable in recent vintages, and this 2019 is no exception (although approachable remains a relative term for a wine with 40 to 50 years ahead of it). Initial high-toned aromas of chinotto and kirsch lead to spicy liquorice, cedar freshness and more savoury, earthy tones. The palate is mighty: bold, chewy espresso oak char overlaying ripe black berries, plum pudding, rosemary, cured meat and balancing acidity. A blend of Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and Clare Valley fruit, aged 19 months in new American oak hogsheads.
97 points, Tina Gellie, Decanter (June 2023)
Penfolds
Penfolds is one of the world’s most celebrated winemakers with an enviable reputation for quality at every price level. Christopher Rawson Penfold began it all in 1844. A doctor, with an eye for medicinal winemaking, he and his wife, Mary sought a new life in Australia with a vine cutting and a bold vision. The family purchased Magill, now a suburb of Adelaide, and set about inventing tonics, brandies, and fortified wines made from grapes and Australian sunshine. The Penfolds House Style emerged from this craft of fortified wine production and blending.
The success of Penfolds has been driven by a lineage of visionary winemakers who pushed innovation to bold new heights. Max Schubert, the creator of Penfolds Grange, Dr Ray Beckwith and their team pioneered: major advances in yeast technology and paper chromatography; the understanding and use of pH in controlling bacterial spoilage; the use of headed down/submerged cap fermentation and the technique of rack and return; cold fermentation practices; the use of American oak as a maturation vessel and perhaps most critically, partial barrel fermentation. The use of American oak and barrel fermentation is considered traditional Barossa winemaking practice, in large part due to the work of Penfolds.
Today, the art of blending remains integral to the Penfolds House Style - a unique combination of highly defined fruit aromas, ripe tannins, richness, power and concentration. The most powerful expression of this is the flagship, Grange, now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. Similarly, Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, first released in 1960, is now considered the quintessential Australian wine blend. Improved vineyard management, site selection and winemaking brought about the subsequent releases of Penfolds wines such as Bin 707 and Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon – both highly acclaimed and collected wines to this day.
The Penfolds Philosophy is the accumulation of nearly 180 years of shared knowledge and continual refinement. This began with Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold, continued with Max Schubert, Ray Beckwith and generations of Penfolds winemakers leading to the current winemaking team, led by Peter Gago. Their commitment to constantly improving their work, whilst honouring the winemaking techniques of their predecessors, contributes to the consistency of style and quality that Penfolds is known for around the world.
