Fine Wine Auction
Monday, 16 - Saturday, 21 September 2024
1996 Penfolds Australia Grange Bin 95
Current Bid $550 (1 bid, reserve met)
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Lot Details
TASTE DESCRIPTION Deep crimson. Fresh smoky coffee, mocha, blackberry and graphite aromas with liquorice herb garden/sage complexity. Generous and supple with dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, dark plum fruits and fine plentiful chalky tannins, sweet mocha and vanilla oak, superb mid-palate density and salted liquorice/grilled nut complexity. Finishes grainy firm with persistent sweet apricot, mulberry fruit. One of the great vintages of the 1990s. WHEN TO DRINK Drinking well, but will improve with time. Peak drinking now to 2050. ORIGIN Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Magill Estate (Adelaide). SCORE 5/5 Awarded by Rewards of Patience tasting panel in 2020. Note: Cellared in a temperature controlled cellar since purchase
