Penfolds - Grange 1993

WINE SPECTATOR: " Dark, peppery and earthy overtones add substance to this chewy, remarkably complex red wine. It delivers a ripe core of plum and dried currant, then branches out, hinting at anise and mineral on the finish. Approachable now, but oh what a future this has. Best after 1999. 937 cases imported."

WEINWISSER: "Dunkles Purpur mit violetten Reflexen. Holunder- und Maulbeerenbouquet, Red-Currant-Pastillen, sanft konfitürige Frucht. Im Gaumen verführerisch mit viel Cassistönen, primäre Frucht, sattes Extrakt, rauchige Untertöne und Vanilleschote, sehr konzentriert, sehr viel Potential, aber auch eine gewisse bäuerliche Note."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "1993 was a very light harvest because of excessive rainfall and mild growing conditions. This wine performed well, although it would not appear to have the nuances of the finest vintages of Grange. The wine, a blend of 86% Shiraz and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, has an opaque purple color, a sweet nose of black currants intermixed with cedar, and earthy, almost truffle-like notes intermixed with some camphor. The wine is full-bodied, dense, somewhat monolithic, but very concentrated, powerful, and long."