Sunday 7 November 2010

A part of the Penfolds family

The TuesdayClub dedicates this Penfolds bouquet to its Far East members

The flagship of Penfolds

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Note:-
Penfolds Grange (until the 1989 vintage labelled Penfolds Grange Hermitage) is an Australian wine made predominantly from the Shiraz grape and usually a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is widely considered Australia's "first growth" and its most collectable wine. The term "Hermitage", the name of a French wine appellation, was commonly used in Australia as another synonym for Shiraz or Syrah. 

From humble beginnings in the 1950s, Grange has maintained its place as Australia's most prestigious red wine over five decades. Today, it is a wine of international renown, with each vintage eagerly awaited by collectors both in Australia and overseas.

Penfolds Grange is a wine of extraordinary dimension and power. Richly textured, intensely concentrated and packed with fruit sweetness, these wines, regardless of vintage, require medium to long-term cellaring. They develop into immensely complex, beguiling wines that seduce the senses.

An Australian icon, Grange represents a tradition in winemaking that is totally uncompromising. Grange has bypassed the fads and trends of modern winemaking in the sense that it has maintained an integrity of style and remained true to its origins in the mind of Max Schubert. Penfolds Grange is the quality standard against which all other Australian red wines are judged. To share a mature Grange, 15 to 20 years old, in fine condition, is one of the great wine experiences.

1 comment:

  1. Indeed a beautiful bouquet but what you have to pay the florist ...... On a value for money scale the 389 is pretty good. If you can find it try Grant Burge's Granacha from Old Grenache vines. retails at about $60/bot but well worth it!

    NCMC honorary member

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