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Dark garnet. Pale rim. Definitely mature. Cough medicine from the back of the cupboard but it’s definitely going to be effective! (JR)
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Deep brick colored, the 1982 Grange has an evolved/mature, meat/gamy and spice cake nose with a waft of balsamic, old chesterfield and some pleasant funk. Soft, elegant, fully mature and light to medium-bodied, it still has tons of spice and savory fruit to offer and satisfying length.
Fruit from Kalimna, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Magill, Modbury. A very good vintage in South Australia with a mild growing season which ended with a burst of warm weather. 94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. 18 months in new American oak hogsheads. pH 3.39, TA 6.9 g/l. Gorgeous core of fruit. Very complex but slightly funky. Dry finish. They call it '82 char'. Red currants? Medicinal. (JR)
Whiclar Wines on the main label as UK importer. This particular 'icon' seems relatively cheap – a subject discussed here . Blackish ruby. Molten treacle toffee plus tarmac on a hot day. Edge of coconut. Just the merest hint of oxidation. So easy to see why this wine was initially dismissed as 'dry port tasting of ants'. Very rich yet dry on the end with quite a bit of acidity. Very refreshing – perhaps because of its whole 6% of Cabernet Sauvignon. According to the label, just 13%. (JR)
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.