1997† Penfolds Grange, Penfolds, South Australia, 750 ml (16456)

Typ RÖDA VINER
Land Australien
Region South Australia
Producent Penfolds
Pris 1468 kr
Senast ändrad 2009-11-28 04:04
Säljstart 2002-12-02
 
Betyg 50-100
Wine Spectator 92
Parker (WA) 94
Tanzer (IWC) 93
Livets Goda (LG) -
Cellartracker 94
 
Noteringar:
2007-06-22 12:45 WA: The 1997 Grange (a blend of 96% Shiraz and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon) looks to be a classic Grange, although slightly softer and more forward than the backward 1996. The saturated purple-colored 1997 offers a gorgeously sweet nose of blackberry liqueur, cherries, camphor, chocolate, plums, and mocha. The wine is opulently-textured, extremely soft, layered, and seductive, with Grange's tell-tale personality well-displayed, but in a seamless, seductive style. This is a superb Grange that can hold its own against the more heralded 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2022. Importer: Southcorp Wines, The Americas, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 258-8755 Add to
2007-06-22 12:46 WS: Not huge, more of a human-scale Grange, with beautiful plum and blueberry fruit that shines right through the long, crisp, fine-grained finish. A lovely wine, though it doesn't quite show the grandeur of great Grange vintages. Drink now through 2010. 10,000 cases made. –HS
2007-06-22 12:46 IWC: By Jeremy Oliver Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jul/Aug '02 ($195) Deep, dark ruby-red. Heady, superripe aromas of black plum, blackcurrant, blueberry and treacle, richly endowed with dark chocolate, vanilla and creamy oak; hints of mint and eucalyptus in the background. Silky-smooth, rich and creamy; remarkably approachable given its relative youth. Dripping with ripe black fruits and wrapped in firm but velvety tannins. A very good but not great Grange made without any suggestion of the portiness or overextraction so often shown by many of its imitators. (Southcorp Wines, Napa, CA) 93 points