Penfolds Grange Bin 95 1995

The 1995 Penfolds Grange is deep crimson in colour. It displays all the hallmarks that you would come to expect of Penfolds Grange, it complex, with concentrated plum, raspberry/blackberry aromas and hints of leather/dark chocolate/spice aroma’s The palate is sinuous and long, with cassis/prune/briary flavours, sweet gingerbread oak characters and dense firm, leafy tannins. The 1995 Penfolds Grange is a blend of shiraz 94% and cabernet sauvignon 6%. Fruit for the 1995 Penfolds Grange was sourced from vineyards located in the Barossa Valley, including the Kalimna Vineyard and Magill Estate. It was a difficult vintage, but careful selection of intensely flavoured grapes from old shiraz vines produced a wine that exceeded vintage expectations. The 1995 Penfolds Grange spent 17 months in new American oak.