Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz 2012
South Australia
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Product details
Intense panforte, dark chocolate and blackberry aromas rise from the top of the glass. The earthy palate and dry spiciness is all in complete balance with the soft powdery tannins.
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Tasting notes
Complete. Stylistically, most closely aligned to the 1963 Grange and yet stridently extolling its own personality.
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How to enjoy
More Information Food Pairing Beef Florentina Serving Temp 15 - 18 degrees Standard Drinks 8.6 Alcohol Volume % 14.5 Variety Shiraz Region South Australia Vintage 2012 Country Australia Closure Cork Size 750ml Brand Penfolds -
Delivery
- One for collectors sourced from just the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale
- At its best from 2022 and will flourish with decades in the cellar
- "A transcendent and powerfully expressive Grange harking back to Max Schubert's original blueprint... This has to be in the pantheon of all-time great vintages. Unbelievably good to drink now; a great indication of its lasting quality." 100 points, Andrew Caillard MW
Andrew Caillard, MW
Vintage 2012 - Deep colour. Intense paneforte, dark chocolate, dark blackberry aromas with lifted roasted chestnut, mocha, English-toffee aromas and notes of sweet tobacco, dried roses, shellac and frankincense. Superbly concentrated wine with wonderful presence, structure and density. Plush in scale yet possessing lovely energy and structure...Dense, expansive, rich and voluminous. All in perfect symmetry. A transcendent and powerfully expressive Grange harking back to Max Schuberts original blueprint. Its aromatic complexity, generosity and suppleness is reminiscent of the early 1960s. This has to be in the pantheon of all-time great vintages. Unbelievably good to drink now; a great indication of its lasting quality (but suggest you dont!). Leave it for a minimum of ten years, if you can. 2026-2080.
James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au
Vintage 2012 - Bottle no. AV697. This vintage was destined to be one of the greatest Granges. In the flesh it is majestically complex, superbly focused and intense, and wondrously balanced. It has every black fruit flavour known to man or woman, and will become more magical with each passing decade. Oh for a screwcap.
