Penfold Grange Shiraz 2008

Description

COLOUR
As a five year-old, dense vivid red—impenetrable almost to the rim.
NOSE
Unmistakably Grange—formic, ripe, pungent, confronting. Core: darker elements—soy/cola/peat/
coal-dust/Dutch black liquorice with sesame/sea-weed/quince paste. Beneath: coffee-grind/mocha/
bitter chocolate (from oak?). Above: African spices coupled with a fleeting and appealing glacial waft.
PALATE
At once, balanced and accessible; fresh and tight. A structural and textural continuum—no
beginning or end, no gaps. Complete. In an attempt to define the palate profile... Flavours: dates,
persimmon, roasted nuts … freshly baked pecan-pie/Portuguese custard tart. Oak: omnipresent,
yet neither prominent nor ostentatious—completely assimilated. Tannins: neither obstructive nor
aggressive, yet effortlessly conveying flavours. Yes, maturation of 21 months in barrel and three
years in bottle, has moulded quite the structural and tactile Grange package

 

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