Large Formats

• Metaxa 5 Star Greek Brandy (3000ml)

  Piraeus, GREECE

  $275. 00

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  $3300.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 38%

  A large format Metaxa that will leave a big impression! It comes with a tap fitted to the base of the bottle as well as a a stand.
  From vine to bottle, Metaxa follows an unusual process. It begins in the soils of Attica. Three varieties of sun dried Greek grapes are distilled and aged in Limousin oak casks before being married with aged Muscat wine from the Aegean islands. The result is a brandy deep in colour, full in flavour yet mellow like a liqueur.

  Other reviews... Nice, bakery-like bouquet. Palate entry is raisiny sweet and focused on dried red fruits, honey and trail mix-like flavors; midpalate comes up with a citrus zestiness as well as an almond background taste that goes well with the fruit peel. Fruity and nutty finish. 38% alc./vol.
  87 points - www.winenethusiast.com

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• Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial Magnum (1500ml)

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $220. 00

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  $2640.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Currently trending and highly sought after, Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial has been released specifically to up market resorts and restaurants around the world.

  These stylish white bottles offer luxury summer drinking. The first and only Champagne of its kind, Moet Ice is designed to be enjoyed over ice, perfectly refreshing on warm summer days and balmy nights. Remaining true to the Moet & Chandon house style, there is a bright fruitiness, seductive palate and elegant maturity.

  The wine is a "Demi-Sec" and flavours are intentionally bold and deep, and the addition of ice cubes ensures a correct balance on the palate. Components of this blend are 40-50% Pinot Noir, 30-40% Pinot Meunier and 10-20% Chardonnay.
  Limited stocks. 

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  2006 Mount Mary Quintet Magnum (1500ml)

  Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $399. 00

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  $4788.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12.9%

  Closure: Cork

  Mount Mary needs little introduction. Established in 1971 by Dr. John and Marli Middleton, it was one of the first vineyards planted during the resurgence of the Yarra Valley as a premium grape growing region. Middleton forged a reputation as the most consistent producer in the valley, and his 'Quintet' has become Victoria’s benchmark Cabernet blend (being Cabernet Sauvignon/Franc/Merlot/Malbec/Petit Verdot). Today, Mount Mary covers 30 acres and continues to be run as a family business. The 2006 vintage has been dedicated to its founder, who passed away in 2006.

  A superb example of Quintet. Deep crimson purple colour with crimson mauve hue. The nose is very perfumed and displays classic Bordeaux refinement with lifted aromas of violets, blackcurrant, cedar and spice, followed by a hint of cigar box. Medium weight with flavours of violets, cedar, blackcurrant, mulberry and spice with cigar box end notes. Displaying great elegance and refinement with excellent depth. Very fine grained tannins, perfect balance, with very long aftertaste of spice, blackcurrant and cedar with some cigar box notes to finish. Alc/Vol: 12.9% Collectors Cabernet. (Tasted 2009).

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  1997 Mount Mary Quintet Cabernets Methuselah (6000ml)

  Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $3999. 00

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  An Extraordinary Trophy for any Serious Cellar. One Methuselah only available.

  Mount Mary wines in the Yarra Valley, are regarded as amongst Australia's very best. The vineyard is situated on northern, well drained slopes, and historically has been regarded as an exceptional site. Established in the early 1970's by Dr John Middleton and his wife Marli, the reputation of Mount Mary has spread well beyond the shores of Australia with serious wine collectors world wide snapping up any stocks that happen to find their way onto the markets.

  The 1997 is from the period when Dr John Middleton was assisted by winemaker and viticulturist, Mario Marson. Together they produced a collection of wines that were truly formidable. At the time, Marson was largely unknown outside of the winemaking community and could be regarded as Australia's greatest shadow winemaker.

  The Mount Mary Cabernets are amongst the country's finest and positioned along side Penfolds Grange Hermitage and Henschke Hill of Grace as icon wines. The Cabernets are made with a Bordeaux inspired blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

  Tasting note: An extraordinary bottle of wine, even 'blind freddy' can tell that it's 'posh'. This wine definitely draws its inspiration from Bordeaux First Growth, and in particular, Chateau Lafite and Chateau Latour in its finesse and construction. It's almost impossible to compare this wine with other Australian reds, as neither its structure or flavour conforms to an Australian norm. It is without a doubt a world class wine. Made by Mario Marson, John Middleton's winemaker at Mount Mary, the wine is a reaffirmation of the fact that Australia is capable of producing First Growth quality and finesse. Deep crimson colour, with purple mauve hues. Superb complex aristocratic nose, powerful aromas of violets, blackcurrant, spice and cedar fill in the nose with an aire of grace and confidence only seen in First Growths. The palate is superbly structured - elegant, and yet filled with remarkable power and concentration of flavour. A seamless marriage of component parts - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Exquisite balance with very long aftertaste of cedar, violets and blackcurrants. A totally refined experience. Cellar 8-15 years.

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• 2000 Mount Mary Quintet Cabernets Methuselah (6000ml)

  Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $3999. 00

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  $47988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12.2%

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  Mount Mary wines in the Yarra Valley, are regarded as amongst Australia's very best. The vineyard is situated on northern, well drained slopes, and historically has been regarded as an exceptional site. Established in the early 1970's by Dr John Middleton and his wife Marli, the reputation of Mount Mary has spread well beyond the shores of Australia with serious wine collectors world wide snapping up any stocks that happen to find their way onto the markets.

  Dr Middleton has been assisted by winemaker and viticulturist, Rob Hall, and together they have produced a collection of wines that are truly formidable. The Mount Mary Cabernets are regarded as the countries finest and positioned along side Penfolds Grange Hermitage and Henschke Hill of Grace as wine icons. The Cabernets are made with the classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

  No tasting notes available.

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  2016 Mr Riggs Shiraz Signed Magnum (1500ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $150. 00

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  $1800.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2018-2028)

  ABV: 15%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  Limited edition, signed by winemaker Ben Riggs - One bottle only!

  
  This wine is regularly one of the best Shiraz to come out of McLaren Vale, the 2015 vintage awarded best in show at the prestigious 2018 Decanter World Wine Awards. Produced from a blend of two great McLaren Vale Shiraz vineyards; Piebald Gully and Gateway. Piebald Gully is situated in the coolest sub-region of McLaren Vale, bordering the Adelaide Hills. It’s planted in deep sand over at the base of Willunga foothills and is virtually dry grown. Gateway Vineyard, so called as it stands just at the entrance to McLaren Vale, is located in the subregion of Seaview. The vines grow on top of a rather unusual amount of limestone rock and has views of the Gulf of St Vincent and the Adelaide Hills. Components from both vineyards were fermented in traditional open fermenters, and following pressing, finished their fermentation in oak of which approximately 80% was French and the balance American, 35% of which was new oak. The maturation time was 18 months.

  A sublime Shiraz from the maestro of McLaren Vale.

  Impenetrable black as night core with a very deep dark red black hue. Potent ripe blackberry and liquorice aromas soar from the glass trailed by dark plum and dark chocolate nuances. Toasty vanillin oak, light earth and spice also chime in to add further complexity. Intensely concentrated, decadently rich and possessing an opulent textural feel, ripe blackberry, liquorice and dark plum flavours explode across the palate saturating every inch of the mouth. Subtle dark chocolate, vanillin oak and spice then move in on the back palate. Despite the very plush feel a sturdy structure lurks beneath, the tannins seamlessly integrated and silky smooth. Great fruit purity with an exceptionally powerful finish that’s loaded with lavish black fruits, a touch of dark chocolate, vanillin oak, light earth and spice.
  Drink this rich seductive beauty over the next 10 years.
  Alc. 15%

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  2005 Oliver's Taranga Vineyard HJ Reserve Shiraz Magnum (1500ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  Reduced from $150.00

  $125. 00

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  $1500.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 3 - 4 Years (2017-2018)

  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Was $150, Now $125

  The first vintage of Oliver's super premium Shiraz called the ‘HJ Reserve' was produced in 2000 as a tribute to the memory of H.J. ‘Bert’ Oliver. Fruit for the 2005 H.J. was sourced from a single block planted in 1948. Maturation took place in 100% all new French oak from a variety of different coopers for a period of just under two years. Total production was around 600 dozen.

  A Superb McLaren Vale Shiraz that’s entering it’s peak drinking window.

  Totally opaque black crimson colour with a dark crimson red hue. The nose shows excellent intensity delivering a very perfumed bouquet of liquorice and blackberries over some vanillin cedar, touches of dark chocolate and spice. Rich and concentrated the palate possesses a beautiful supple texture and is still very fresh with plenty of life left in it. Opulent flavours of liquorice, ripe blackberries and dark chocolate flood the palate with background nuances of vanillin oak, some leather and spice. Long aftertaste of liquorice, ripe blackberries, dark chocolate, spicy vanillin cedar and light earthy leather like characters. A great buy given the proximity to current release pricing.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc 14.5%

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  2009 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  $23988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

  The 2009 Penfolds Grange is a blend of 98% Shiraz and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon with ageing taking place in 100% new American oak hogsheads for 18 months. Fruit sources include Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley & Magill Estate.
  Outstanding colour – totally impenetrable inky black core with a very deep dark purple black hue. Hedonistic aromas of ripe blackberries, liquorice and dark chocolate explode out of the glass overlaying nuances of vanillin oak, mocha and spicy blackpepper showing superb intensity. Rich and powerful with a firm tannin backbone that provides plenty of grip and structural support for long term cellaring, the palate boasts mouth coating flavours of ripe blackberries, liquorice and dark plum alongside a touch of dark chocolate with underlying vanillin oak, mocha and spice characters. Firm but polished tannins provide the support base to the powerful layers of rich fruit. Opulent muscular texture. Exceptional depth with very long blackberry, dark plum, dark chocolate, liquorice and spicy vanillin oak aftertaste. A classically proportioned Grange.
  Cellar 15-20 years.
  Alc 14.5%
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  Other Reviews…. The 2009 Grange Shiraz is a comprised of 84% Barossa, 8% McLaren, and a little Clare Valley and a little Magill fruit with a small 2% of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. At this youthful stage, this deep garnet-purple colored wine puts forward a vivid expression of blackberry preserve aromas amid underlying cassis, black cherry, spice box, char-grilled meat and chocolate box notes. Surprisingly medium to full-bodied (it smells much fuller!) with taut flavors that are very closed in the mouth, it has firm, chewy tannins to structure through the long and earthy finish. Drink it 2018 to 2035+.
  97 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
   

  From the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Magill Estate, 98% shiraz and 2% cabernet sauvignon; it finished its fermentation in 100% new American oak hogsheads and was matured therein for 18 months. Peter Gago has commented it is not as ‘Barossa-ish’ as the ’08, and it’s true the bouquet has fragrant sweet and savoury spices, the palate with licorice and black fruits, oak riding high, but guaranteed to be relegated to second place as the wine comes into balance around 2030. Drink to 2050.
  97 points - James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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  2007 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

  Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $599. 00

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  $7188.00 Dozen

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  Other reviews....
  Deep purple-crimson; a brooding, powerful wine, black fruits, tannins, tar and earth dominant, the normally sweetening impact of the American oak to no avail. I'm not practising as I preach in giving the wine 94 points for tomorrow not today. Tasted 2010. Drink by 2022.
  94 points
  James Hallidays Wine Companion 

  ...Bin 707 is always 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and always 100% new oak, though it is not released every year. The 2007 Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon was matured 15 months in new American oak hogsheads. Very deep purple-black in color, it gives intense notes of vanilla, creme de cassis, blackberry preserves, licorice and espresso plus a bit of dark chocolate. Very crisp with a very high level of chewy tannins, the fruit is just a little ungenerous on the medium to full-bodied palate, giving a long tannin-dominated finish. With another 2 years+ in bottle, the fruit may come forward on this wine and it should drink to 2020+.
  92+ points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #192 Dec 2010

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  1997 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1750. 00

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  $21000.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 10 - 16 Years (2012-2018)

  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  The 1997 vintage is made predominantly from Shiraz (96%) with a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon (4%) added.A very refined Grange with great power and concentration but without the bulky palate weight. Very deep brick red colour. Magnificent nose with aroma of vanilla confectionary, violets and spice - almost perfumed. The palate flavours are very concentrated, with dark chocolate, spice, ripe plum, mocha & vanilla over a very peppery background. Outstanding length and depth. Fine firmish tannins, dry yet perfectly balanced. The aftertaste heralds a magnificent finish and lasts for several minutes with plum, mocha and liquorice evident.
  Cellar 5 - 8 years (2007 - 2010)
  Alc/vol 14%

  RATING: 96/100

  VALUE: XXXX/5

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  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Drinking Window: 2007 – 2030
  Deep opaque crimson. Sumptuous, fragrant, rum/dark chocolate/blackberry/blueberry aromas with some herbal/violet notes. The palate is deeply concentrated with cranberry/blueberry/dark chocolate flavours, lovely oak integration and smooth fine tannins. Finishes chalky and firm. A remarkable wine considering vintage conditions and its place between the great 1996 and 1998 Granges.
  96% Shiraz, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Bordertown. Late spring rains followed a generally wet winter. Generally dry, cool conditions prevailed during October and November. A hot burst of weather arrived during summer but cooler temperatures and a week of rain during February slowed down ripening.A warm dry period followed over vintage.

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  2006 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1699. 00

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  Cellar: 20 - 40 Years (2031-2051)

  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  A stunning Shiraz that will no doubt evolve into one of the all time great vintages of Penfolds Grange.

  
  Super saturated, totally impenetrable, black crimson colour with very deep, black dark crimson red hue. The nose displays great power, yet is still in it’s relative infant stages of development, with a superb kaleidoscope of aromas to unfurl themselves in the coming years. Super ripe blackberry and liquorice aromas are to the fore followed by a touch of violets, dark chocolate, mocha and vanilla. The intensity of the nose indicates that a wine of great power and concentration is to come and one is not let down. Dense, super concentrated and with power to burn, this Grange is destined for a long life of cellaring, although it’s not entirely unapproachable now. Layer upon layer of explosive, opulent fruit unravels itself on the palate in quite magnificent fashion. Dark chocolate, liquorice, blackberry and dark plum flavours, with an overlay of mocha and vanillin oak. Sublime depth and persistence and quite opulent in texture. Very fine grained, but firm tannins that are concealed by the sheer volume of fruit. Exceptionally long aftertaste of blackberry, dark chocolate, liquorice, vanillin oak and spice.
  Cellar 20-40 years
  Alc 14.5%

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• 2005 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes sourced from Fosters:
  Grange is arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.

  Penfolds Grange displays fully ripe, intensely flavoured and textured Shiraz grapes. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.

  Vintage Conditions:
  2005 saw a solid budburst and fruit set, followed by favourable growing conditions. Harvest was early by about two weeks but temperate conditions allowed for steady, continuous ripening. Warm, dry conditions prevailed during the harvest period producing grapes of exceptional flavour and structure.

  Tasting Note:
  A blend of 96% Shiraz and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon this wine was matured for 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. Deep, dark garnet colour. The nose is a tightly wrapped projection from the glass of dark-berried Barossa fruits coupled with a myriad of barrel ferment complexities. Thereafter, a burst of honey-cured jamon / pancetta aromatically thrust above, with a rich mix of generously basted roasted meats, peat & nutmeg anchored beneath.

  Upon sitting / air these characters descend, revealing beguiling elements of freshly turned volcanic earth and an innocent suggestion of oldgrowth forest floor underlay. On the palate the flavour pool primarily highlights Satsuma plum conserve alongside rhubarb / aniseed / fennel, with liqueur chocolate shyly awaiting mid-palate. Oak absorbed and hidden, not so the muscular tannins, power / extract. Nevertheless balanced, firm, polished.
  PEAK DRINKING 2012 to 2030.
  14.5% Alc

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• 1983 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  ABV: 13.3%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Outstanding vintage
  Drinking Window: Now – 2030
  Deep crimson. Ripe powerful prune/plum/black cherry/mocha/smoky aromas. A luscious, richlytextured palate with prune/plum/dark chocolate/liquorice flavours and dense ripe tannins. A superbly concentrated wine. A great Grange vintage.
  94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide) and Modbury Vineyard. A bizarre growing season marked by drought, the Ash Wednesday bushfires and March flooding. A very low-yielding vintage resulting in wine of immense concentration.

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  Notes sourced from Southcorp Wines

  Region: Barossa Valley, Magill & Modbury (Adelaide Plains)

  Grape varieties: 94% Shiraz & 6% Cabernet Sauvignon

  Alcohol: 13.3% Total acids: 7.1 grams per litre. pH: 3.41

  Growing season/vintage: This vintage was seriously affected by the 1982 drought, less by the devastating Ash Wednesday (Feb. 15) bushfires and March flooding. Summer rainfall was a little more than half the average, followed by record rains in March. Vintage weather was very hot before the rains came.

  Comments: An extraordinary season of heat, drought, fires and then floods, which resulted in small yields of huge wines with very long keeping potential. The 1983 Grange was rated 92/100 points by Robert Parker in 1990. "Very big and concentrated", said Max Schubert in 1993. Rigorous fruit selection meant a much smaller than usual Grange make.

  Tasting notes:size> Packed with flavour... there are potent aromas of mint and dark chocolate while the wine is fruit-driven through the early and mid-palate, with voluptuous though not jammy flavours. Strong tannins take over on the finish and the wine is destined for a very long cellaring future. (James Halliday, Weekend Australian, Dec. 1988)

  Great big bastard. Makes the earth move. (Huon Hooke, Wine & Spirit Buying Guide, 1988)

  Blockbuster Grange with massively powerful fruit and oak. Enormous strength. Will live for decades. (Rewards of Patience, 2nd ed., 1990)

  Extraordinary concentration of fruit. It is still very closed but there's bags of tightly packed gamey/spicy flavours and a fascinating spicy/herby finish. (Robert Joseph, WINE [UK], June 1992.

  Dense, concentrated, latent, with sweet, plummy fruit and obvious American oak in the mouth. One of the biggest-ever Granges, formidably robust and grippingly tannic, with no pretence to elegance. It should be locked away for the long term and will start to drink well at the turn of the century. 2000-2020. (Huon Hooke, 1993)

  Dense, powerful chocolate/spice/plum/briar aromas with some American oak-derived coconut. A highly concentrated wine showing pronounced extract and tannins balanced with sweetness of fruit and obvious American oak. The wine is beginning to show some complexing "cigar box" characters but is still very youthful. This will be a great Grange. (Rewards of Patience, 3rd ed., 1994)

  Stunning wine with harmony and equilibrium. Great future. (Ultimate Grange Experience, Nov, 1994)

  "Red/purple. Intense, rich, brambly/blackberry fruit with touches of cedar and liquorice. Beautifully concentrated, with abundant blackberry/apricot fruit and plenty of meaty/ cedary characters, plush, pronounced tannins and underlying sweet oak. Super wine. Drink between now and 2020." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000)

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• 1984 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1750. 00

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  $21000.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.2%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Drinking Window: Now – 2015
  Deep crimson. Perfumed, red berry/cassis/toasty/mocha/herb aromas and some malt oak characters. The palate is seductively smooth with redcurrant/leafy blackcurrant fruit and soft, slinky tannins. A really well balanced, delicious wine.
  95% Shiraz, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide), McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Coonawarra. A cool growing season followed by a cool, dry late vintage.

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  Notes Sourced from Southcorp Wines

  Regional sources: Kalimna (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale & Clare Valley.

  Grape varieties: 95% Shiraz & 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

  Alcohol: 14.2% Total acids: 6.1 grams per litre. pH: 3.63

  Growing season/vintage: Generally good; a cool summer followed by cool, dry conditions at what as a late vintage.

  Comments: An "elegant" Grange, rated 89/100 points by Robert Parker in 1990.

  Tasting notes:size> Great finesse and elegance. Very much the product of a cool vintage, with far lower tannins and the oak a fraction dominant at this stage. (James Halliday, Weekend Australian, Dec. 1988)

  Concentrated fruit and strong, balanced tannins are pronounced on the palate. Needs time to develop. (Rewards of Patience, 2nd ed., 1990)

  A lighter-bodied Grange, but still big, this has lovely balance and fineness, starting to build the typical earthy, meaty, matured characters, but with unusual tobacco and cedar cool-year nuances. Lively acidity; very intense flavour. A very good wine without the fleshiness of top-year Granges. Drink 1996-2008. (Huon Hooke, 1993)

  Blackcurrant and plum aromas combine with developed chocolate and caramel-like characters. The palate is elegant, with cedary, chocolatey, tobacco-like flavours and supple tannins. This is a "useful" Grange for relatively early drinking, now to 2010. (Rewards of Patience, 3rd ed., 1994)

  "Medium-full red/purple. Forward but complex wine with sweet, prune/cherry aromas and touches of mint. Very seductive palate with sweet, fleshy, chocolate/berry/truffle fruit flavours balanced by finely grained, slightly gripping tannins. Early drinking but will hold. Drink between now and 2009." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000)

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  1996 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  $23988.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 15 - 20 Years (2016-2021)

  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  Penfolds Grange is Australia’s greatest red wine which was first developed by Max Schubert, with the 1951 vintage. Today, this wine, which has long become a curio, still commands extraordinary prices at auctions, with recent sales of just under A$50,000 a bottle recorded. In the past two decades the great Grange years are (without any argument) 1996,1990, 1986 – with 1998 being the ‘Vintage of Last Century.’ This makes the 1996 exceptionally desirable as an investment piece and a necessary addition to any serious cellar.

  At over A$300 a bottle, the cry goes out that this wine is over the top – it’s too expensive to drink! Now, lets think about that notion for a moment. We have little doubt that your last holiday cost many times more than a bottle of Grange, or even a 6 pack of Grange, and at the end of the day what is it that you have? Fond memories, a collection of happy pics, and an overburdened credit card. Grange offers all that, plus – it has become a tradeable commodity – a highly desirable and saleable wine that will continue to escalate in value over the next 10-30 years.

  The dedicated wine collectors will argue, that wine for investment is an athema – and should only be purchased to consume. We have no argument with either case, - collect to drink or invest, either way, happiness will come to you in time.

  Penfolds Grange is a National Living Treasure and an International Wine Icon. The 1996 Grange is far too young to drink at this point in time, but it must be tasted to determine its potential. To be fair, the wine was not rested and opened just a day after it arrived - a tough call by any measure. The wine is monumental in its structure and clearly built to last the next 30 years - it is also very much in the traditional mould of Grange and certainly reflects top quality fruit from a Great Vintage.

  The below tasting notes were made at the 50th Anniversary Dinner of Penfolds Grange at Magill in South Australia on November 26th 2001. They were written in less than ideal tasting conditions. The pomp and ceremony of the occasion and low level lighting, together with the constant chatter on the table, all made a less than perfect tasting environment. I am sure, many of the wines would have scored a point or two higher under perfect tasting conditions and, thus the notes are to be read with this proviso in mind. - Nick Chlebnikowski

  A great contemporary Grange. Opaque crimson colour. Aroma of violets, spice, vanilla, confectionary, blackberry and plum. Mouthfilling palate – a total concentrate with flavours of blackberry, blackpepper, vanilla, oak and plum in great abundance. Very youthful. Fine grained, firmish tannins, yet perfectly balanced.
  Cellar 15-20 years (2017-2022)
  Alc/Vol: 14.0%

   First Tasted: May 2001

  Totally opaque colour with deep crimson hues. The nose is initially rather closed and as the wine reaches room temperature, the aroma slowly unfold. Concentrate of blackberry, vanilla and blackpepper aromas begin to evolve. This wine is in no hurry to display its virtues. The palate is tight and clearly made of very solid 'foundations'. No immediate sex appeal here, just the promise of a great experience sometime down the track. Coax the wine and the plum, spice and strong blackpepper flavours begin to evolve. Outstanding marriage of fruit and oak, nothing is obvious, yet nothing is missing. The tannins are fine, very firm and totally necessary for the degree of concentrated fruit. Slowly as the wine warms, so the length of the palate increases, and an exceptionally long aftertaste manifests itself. This is a great Grange. Solid, concentrated, very firm, yet still yielding enough flavour and structure to demonstrate its deserved status as Australia's greatest red wine. Cellar 15-30 years.

  RATING: 96/100
  VALUE: XXXX/5

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  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Outstanding vintage
  Drinking Window: 2006 – 2040
  Deep crimson-purple. Decadently rich, gloriously exuberant wine with rich ripe blueberry/darkchocolate/musky plum/meaty aromas. A very rich, sweet concentrated palate crammed with musky plum/mocha fruit and balanced with savoury, cedar oak and abundant ripe chocolaty tannins. Classic Grange.
  94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Magill Estate (Adelaide). Superb winter rainfall replenished soil moisture levels. This was followed by mild and dry weather conditions resulting in a vintage of exceptional quality.

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• 1993 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1750. 00

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  $21000.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Drinking Window: Now – 2018
  Deep crimson. Very scented apricot/camomile/dark berry/smoky aromas with faint hints of mint. The palate is rich and concentrated with apricot/prune/chocolate flavours and supple grainy tannins. Finishes quite firm. An earlier maturing wine from the latest Grange vintage on record.
  86% Shiraz, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley andCoonawarra. A very wet growing season was followed by warm, drier conditions, resulting in a very late but sound quality vintage fruit. An Indian Summer in Coonawarra delivered fully ripened fruit.

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  Notes sourced from Southcorp Wines.

  Grange is the benchmark by which all other reds in Australia, and, increasingly, overseas, are often measured. The reasons for this are many yet straightforward: Concentration of flavour - Grange is decadently rich with layer upon layer of flavour that coats the tongue and scents the breath minutes after swallowing. This kind of fruit weight can only come from the finest, old vine fruit and low yielding vineyards. Complexity - the profuse aromas that leap from a glass of Grange defy the typical adjectives used by wine tasters. These are hedonistic aromas of rich ripe fruits and spice yet with an "otherness" of which wine tasters speak of in hushed tones. Further, each time the taster returns to the glass the wine has evolved new aromas, new interest, new reasons to get excited. Longevity - Grange blossoms with 15 to 20 years of bottle age, when most other reds have past their best, and better vintages can live and continue developing for decades longer. And finally, Heritage - first produced by Max Schubert in 1951, the '93 Grange represents over 40 years ofwinemaking excellence.

  Vintage Conditions: In many years Grange is a law unto itself, producing wines with a balance and concentration of flavour that seem to defy, or at least exceed, vintage expectations. 1993 was a very good vintage for Barossa Shiraz. It is an outstanding year for Grange.

  Oak Maturation: Matured in 100% new American oak for 18 months.

  Alc/Vol: 13.5% Acidity: 7.3 pH 3.55

  Winemaker John Duval's Comments:size>

  Colour: Dense plum red merging to brick red on rims.

  Nose: Intense blackcurrant and plum with malt, fig and licorice aromas that leap from the glass. This has all the characters of a classic Grange.

  Palate: What is promised on the nose is delivered on the palate - a powerful, concentrated, opulent wine. Layers of Shiraz fruit and first class oak manifest themselves into a seemingly endless variety of flavours - deep plum, licorice, black olive, chocolate, cedar, coffee, etc, all compressed into a silken, round mouthfeel. Forceful, ripe tannins are balanced by sheer weight of fruit. It is hard to believe that 100% new American oak was used - the intensity of fruit has all but soaked it up.

  Serving and Cellaring suggestions: As mentioned above, Grange is a wine that will develop over at least thirty years in the cellar. It is recommended that wine lovers wait at least 10 to 15 years however the wine can be, and often is, enjoyed in its youth for its sheer opulence and power. It is the ultimate match with rich red meat dishes.

  "Medium-full red/purple. Deep, intense blackberry/gamey aromas with touches of camphor. Sweet and ripe with plum/cassis, slightly gamey fruit, loose-knit but gripping tannin structure and good overall length. Probably a medium-term wine. Drink between 2005 and 2018." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000)

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  2002 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  Cellar: 15 - 20 Years (2022-2027)

  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Grange is both Penfolds and arguably Australia’s most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. The 2002 vintage is produced from a blend of 99% Shiraz and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon and was aged for 15 months in new American oak hogsheads.

  A spectacular Grange – that needs decades to fully express itself. Totally opaque, black purple colour with black purple hue. Superb nose – perfumed with violet, spice top notes. The palate is structured in such a way as to slowly release its flavour compounds over many decades. Flavours of vanilla, spice and liquorice allsorts – followed by a black pepper back palate. Perfect balance. Very long aftertaste of spice and black pepper. A collectors Grange.
  Cellar 15-20 years (2022-2027). Bottle number 74197 tasted.
  Alc/Vol: 14.5%

  Other Reviews...
  Last but not least is Australia’s most famous wine, the 2002 Shiraz “Grange”. The 2002 version was sourced from 77.5% Barossa Valley and 22.5% from McLaren Vale. Included in the blend is 1.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. It spent 17 months in 100% new American oak. Opaque purple, it gives off an ethereal bouquet of violets, saddle leather, blueberry, blackberry, pencil lead, and chocolate. This is followed by a full-bodied wine with tremendous concentration, multiple layers of flavor, ripe tannins, and great balance. Thick and rich, with a 60-second finish, it will slowly blossom over the next 15-20 years and provide pleasure through 2050. It is a legend in the making! Penfolds, arguably Australia’s most famous winery, continues to perform at a high level under the leadership of Head Winemaker, Peter Gago.
  Rating 98
  Drink 2007 - 2050
  Jay Miller - Wine Advocate #173 Oct 2007

  Starred in the October 2007 Rewards of Patience tasting, just as it did when first released. A wonderful bouquet of a multitude of dark fruit aromas, the palate with impeccable texture and balance; a seamless array of blackberry, spice and licorice flavours, oak perfectly pitched. Destined to become of the great Granges.
  Drink Now-2042 with Wagyu beef
  97 points     14.5° alc
  James Halliday’s Top 100

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• 2000 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1650. 00

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  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  Penfolds’ renowned 2000 Grange is only the fifth vintage to be made from 100% Shiraz (the others being 1951, 1952, 1963, and 1999). It is also, atypically, 100% Barossa fruit. While it is not considered to be one of the great Granges, the 2000 exhibits outstanding potential, and is much more accessible than usual. One of the top wines I tasted from this vintage (which has had to take a back seat to subsequent years), its dense ruby/purple color is followed by a big, sweet nose of blackberries, cherries, chocolate, and earth. With decent acidity, ripe, silky tannin, superb intensity, wonderful equilibrium, and a more open-knit, softer, accessible style than usual, it can be drunk now or cellared for 15-16 years. While this is no wimpy wine, it is an ideal example for readers who are unwilling to invest the patience required for the big, blockbuster Granges.
  93 Points
  Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate # 161 (Oct 2005)

  Notes sourced from Southcorp

  Grange is both Penfolds and arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climate of South Australia.

  Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured shiraz grapes in combination with new American oak. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.

  The 2000 Penfolds Grange is an excellent example of the Grange style transcending a most challenging South Australian 2000 vintage. The 2000 vintage is sourced entirely from the Barossa Valley, (40% Kalimna) and is produced from 100% Shiraz. The wine was aged for 18 months in new American oak hogsheads.

  Vintage Conditions: As in most south-eastern districts, some rain fell between Christmas and New Year, followed by very dry and very hot conditions until March. Crops were down by 20-40% producing parcels of 'Grange' quality in the Barossa.

  Tasting Notes: Deep (bright) red crimson colour. On the nose smoky barrel fermented notes hover above a complex base of black liquorice, tobacco, black pepper, exotic spices and plummy, berried fruits. A mouthfilling, generous and expansive palate, as expected of this marque. Dark chocolate and plum fruits court a deceptive play of substantial ripe tannins and, at this relatively early stage, provide for a more powerful Grange stamp on the palate than on the nose. Oak plays a supportive role and is perfectly integrated and absorbed. This is a wine of admirable balance and poise, with trademark mid-palate richness.
  14% Alc/vol.

   

  Other reviews......

  Good depth to the colour; seamless blackberry fruit and vanilla/cedar oak; abundant power and concentration; sultry blackberry, dark chocolate and spice; persistent but balanced tannins. Exceptional outcome for an ordinary vintage; obviously strict selection criteria used.

  Rating 96

  Drink 2025

  "James Halliday - 2006 Australian Wine Companion"

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  2003 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  $23988.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 4 - 30 Years (2012-2038)

  ABV: 14.4%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes Sourced from Penfolds...
  Grange is arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia. Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured Shiraz grapes in combination with new American oak. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.

  The 2003 vintage was sourced from vineyards located in Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale and Magill. Made from a blend of 97% Shiraz and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine was matured for 15 months in new American oak hogsheads.

  The 2003 vintage was initially warm and dry, becoming milder later in the season. These conditions prompted an early start of harvest with the fruit reaching optimum ripeness evenly. The vintage produced Shiraz with dense colour, impressive varietal characters and soft tannins.

  Deep red colour. The nose is captivating, complex and complete. Unravelling aromatics unfurl with air - blue fruit notes entwined with barrel ferment and maturation elements; nothing singular, always in tandem. Sweet soy, cola and quince paste high notes escape from an ethereal layer (aniseed, fennel and fresh treacle ginger pudding) wafting above. The palate displays dark and liqueur chocolate, laced with Moroccan spices. An underlying tar/graphite blackness is lifted by derived fruit/quince pie flavours - a few years earlier they may have been more brashly varietal and elemental. Pronounced tannins sweep across the palate, although they are certainly part of the wine, never obtrusive. Long, layered and compelling, this wine is at the spicier end of the Grange spectrum.
  Drink 2012 to 2038
  14.5% Alc

  Other Reviews...
  To be frank, I agonised over the inclusion of this wine, which is not in the same class as the 2002 or the forthcoming '04, '05 and '06 (a brilliant trio). But it is Australia's iconic red wine, and will improve out of sight over the next 20 years. Deep and bright colour; density and structure; the fruit is rich, but not spongy or dead. Ultra careful selection.
  Drink 2015-2030 (leave it in the cellar)
  95 Points
  James Halliday – The Australian Top 100 – 2008

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• 1979 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $4500. 00

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  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Drinking Window: Now – 2018
  Deep brick red. A complex, aromatic wine with dark chocolate aromas and lifted rum and raisin fruit characters. The palate is big and solid with plenty of fruit sweetness, earthy/chocolate complexity and ample (but drying) tannins.
  87% Shiraz, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide) and McLaren Vale. An unusually wet (but hot) growing season. Magnums first released.

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  Notes sourced from Southcorp Wines.

  Grape Varieties: A blend of 87% Shiraz & 13% Cabernet Sauvignon the fruit was sourced from Magill (Adelaide), McLaren Vale, Clare Valley & Kalimna (Barossa Valley).

  Total Acids: 5.6 grams per litre. pH: 3.72 Alcohol: 13%

  Vintage Conditions: An unusual season with a hotter than average summer followed by a mild but wet vintage.

  Tasting Notes:size> "Not quite up to the mark", said Max Schubert in 1993. John Duval says the odd, hot-but-wet season resulted in a wine which lacks typical Grange structure and has developed relatively quickly. Rated 92/100 points by Robert Parker in 1990. Last vintage bottled using off-white foil capsules. First vintage to be bottled in magnums (1500ml) as well as standard 750ml bottles. Usually, 600 magnums are bottled each year.

  Big, sweet, fruit/oak. Complex flavour. Lighter year. Cellar. (Rewards of Patience, 1st ed., 1985)

  Developed, complex "leatheriness". Very good drinking as it softens over the next five to eight years. (Rewards of Patience, 2nd ed., 1990)

  Beginning to show some maturity, this wine has turned into a heady cocktail of chocolate, coffee, honey and cherry. (Robert Joseph, WINE [UK], June 1992)

  Deep, youthful colour. Strong cherry-stone, plummy nose, fairly youthful with a trace of tar and not showing much oak. A less punchy style after the blockbusters of 1975-77. Mild and perhaps even slightly short. Drink now till perhaps 2000. (Huon Hooke, 1993)

  Intense dark cherry and plum-like aromas with some developed, meaty characters. Cherry and plum-like flavours, plus hints of tar, continue on to the palate, which is elegantly fruity. Although showing good sweetness of fruit, the wine is, arguably, lacking in length. (Rewards of Patience, 3rd ed., 1994)

  Earthy, with integrated oak. Liquorice and dark cherry fruit but the tannin is very strong relative to the fruit. (Ultimate Grange Experience, Nov. 1994)

  "Medium red/purple. Complex, developing aromas with plenty of soft, slightly lifted, tobacco/berry/gamey fruit. Palate is highly concentrated with rich, cedar/blackberry fruit, massive, firm, dry tannins and long flavoury finish. Tannins are too much at the fore at the moment, but could soften out over time. Drink between now and 2007." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000)

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• 2004 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  ABV: 14.3%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes sourced from winery.
  Grange is arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia. Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured Shiraz grapes in combination with new American oak. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.

  'The wait for this Grange release has indeed been worthwhile - arguably the finest vintage since Mother Nature's endowment of a number of stellar 1990s vintages. Just how good a vintage only time will tell, but all current indicators auger (very) well. Certainly stylistically in the mould of the wonderful 1990 & 1996 vintages.'
  Peter Gago - Penfolds Chief Winemaker

  VINTAGE CONDITIONS Above-average winter rainfall led into a promising vintage, characterised by mild conditions up until February, followed by warmer weather conditions throughout March and April. Penfolds' South Australian vineyards fared well, producing wines of elegance and intensity.

  Produced from a blend of 96% Shiraz and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon this wine was matured for 16 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. Dark, deep red colour. The nose is enticingly fragrant, yet at once 'Grange' -elements of cola, bay-leaf, malt, Indian spices & nougat. An ethereal oriental lift of glazed Peking Duck is interspersed with fermented black Chinese tea. Oak at one with the wine, other aromatics unite to create a continuum of spice & fruit. Impressive. The palate is seamless redefined. Classic Grange structure - tight, defined & balanced, with 'slatey' / sandy tannins. Saturated fruits - blackberry and concentrated Satsuma plum skin. A darkened flavour theme of chocolate, liquorice and fermented black Chinese tea mask any overt presence of new oak, courting a long, effortless finish. Intense, powerful vs. composed, polished – an enviable counter-balance.
  Peak drinking: 2016 to 2050.
  Alc/Vol: 14.3%
  
  Other Reviews...
  The 2004 vintage was outstanding in Barossa, McLaren Vale, and Magill, the regions where the grapes were sourced for the marvelous 2004 Grange. It contains 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and was aged for 16 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it displays a superb nose of wood smoke, Asian spices, incense, game, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Medium to full-bodied, satin textured, with deeply layered, succulent blackberry, plum, and chocolate flavors, it has the structure and complexity to merit extended cellaring of a decade and more. The winery estimates a drinking curve of 2016 to 2050; I-d be a bit more conservative on the long end of the range. It will ultimately be seen as one of the great vintages of Grange.
  99 points
  Dr Jay Miller - The Wine Advocate
  
  
  Saturated purple-crimson colour; has an amazing depth to the bouquet, oak and black fruits already seamlessly woven; the longer you spend inhaling the aromas, the more you learn about the wine within, in much the same way as a Grand Cru red burgundy. The palate delivers all that the bouquet promises, and then some; it has absolutely perfect proportions to the river of flavours running through blackberry, Satsuma plum, licorice and spice; the tannins are quite active, but totally balanced and ripe. Cork.
  14.3% alc.
  Drink 2054 Date Tasted Mar 08
  Rating 98 points
  James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion
  
  
  

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• 1985 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1500. 00

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  $18000.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.1%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Drinking Window: Now – 2015
  Deep crimson. Intense plum/camomile/violet/earthy aromas. An elegantly structured wine withblackberry/black olive/plum flavours, good fruit sweetness and firm savoury tannins.
  99% Shiraz, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Clare Valley and Modbury Vineyard (Adelaide). Cool to mild growing season and vintage punctuated byintermittent rains. Late rains delayed picking.

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  Notes Sourced from Southcorp Wines

  Regional sources: Kalimna (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Clare & Modbury (Adelaide plains.)

  Grape varieties: 99 per cent Shiraz & 1 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon

  Alcohol: 13.1% Total acids: 6.1 grams per litre. pH: 3.47

  Growing season/vintage: Cool to mild growing season followed by similarly good conditions at vintage, with late rain delaying picking.

  Comments: Rated 90/100 points by Robert Parker in 1990. Elegant, cool-year wine.

  Tasting notes:size> Beautifully balanced and structured wine with strong cassis/berry aromas and flavours set against oak with an unexpected touch of clove/spice. The tannins have been judged to perfection. (James Halliday, Weekend Australian, Dec. 1988)

  Sweetly scented with coconut, cherry and plum, a hint of mint. Slightly plain and closed at first, then opening up with more fruit and mint. Quite full-bodied and firmly tannic, without the dense fleshiness of warmer vintages. A good wine; needs several years before drinking, say 2000-2015. (Huon Hooke, 1993)

  Ripe plum and sweet berry fruit aromas, still youthful. Sweet, spicy, plum and cherry-like flavours combine with pronounced, gripping tannins on the palate. An elegant wine. Drink 1998-2015. (Rewards of Patience, 3rd ed., 1994)

  "Medium-full red/purple. Restrained, with earthy/pruney/meaty aromas and leafy touches of. Tightly structured palate with blackberry, cedar, leafy/herbal flavours and a firm backbone of tannin. Great mouthfeel. May develop further in the bottle. Drink between now and 2010." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000)

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• 1992 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1750. 00

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Drinking Window: Now – 2022
  Deep crimson. Smoky/dark chocolate/blueberry/plum aromas. Well rounded, balanced palate withripe blueberry/plum/dark chocolate flavours and fine grained slightly leafy tannins. Finishes very firm and tight.
  90% Shiraz, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Coonawarra and McLaren Vale. A cool to mild growing season marked by intermittent rains.

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  Notes sourced from Southcorp.No other red wine in Australia can rival the reputation, consistent quality or proven development pattern of Penfolds Grange. The pinnacle of the Penfolds red wine range, Grange is a rich, opulent, full bodied Shiraz, destined for a long cellar life. The winemaking process involves great attention to detail, from selecting the best possible grapes sourced from low-yielding, old Shiraz vines, through to fermentation and fastidious oak maturation. The unique and distinctive Grange style is based on ripe Shiraz fruit and stylish Americanoak in fine harmony. The 1992 Grange has great complexity and balance. It is powerful and rich with mouth-coating tannins.

  Grape Variety: Shiraz

  Oak Maturation: Fermentation finished in and matured in new American oak barrels for 18 months.

  Alc/Vol: 13.5% Acidity: 7.0 grams per litre. pH: 3.32

  Winemaker John Duval's Comments:size>

  Colour: Deep, dense, dark brick-red with purple crimson hues.

  Nose: The bouquet displays all the distinctive hallmarks of classic Grange abundant, sweet, ripe berried fruit coupled with balanced integrated oak. As it breathes, the wine reveals alluring tobacco, smoked roasted nuts and concentrated blackcurrant nuances.

  Palate: The palate has intense, sweet, rich fruit with pronounced yet rounded ripe tannins. The wine has excellent structure and integration of spicy, earthy fruit and firm oak, finishing with great length of flavour.

  The 1992 Grange has the structure to age well with careful, long-term cellaring. Grange inevitably throws a sediment after some years in the bottle and should be decanted. A wine to enjoy with rare roast beef, rich game dishes or matured cheeses.

  "Medium-full purple/red. Bright and direct blackberry/cherry/cedar aromas with hints of mint and pepper. Palate is lightly textured with sweet, blackberry/raspberry fruit flavours and some spice and pepper, moderate concentration, pronounced, chewy tannins and a dry finish. In the Grange context quite a simple wine although it will develop more complexity with age. Almost certainly an early drinking style. Drink between 2002 and 2012." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000)

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• 2001 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes sourced from Southcorp.

  Grange is both Penfolds and arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climate of South Australia.

  Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured shiraz grapes in combination with new American oak. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.

  Regional Source:
  100% BarossaValley.

  Vintage Conditions:
  Good winter rains and soil moisture levels led to a very good early growing season. Growth was vigorous and flowering was successful however the onset of exceptional heat in January depleted soil moisture, and vineyards without water suffered. Rain in mid-March provided relief and vineyards produced shiraz with excellent, ripe fruit flavours.

  Grape Variety:
  Shiraz (Syrah)

  Maturation:
  This wine was aged for 17 months in new American oak hogsheads.

  Tasting Notes:
  Deep, dark and dense, retaining bright purple hues. The nose is immediately Grange, revealing barrel ferment complexities soaked in dark berried fruits. Vibrant, youthful and lifted, a mix of tightly packed liquorice, freshly tanned leather and dark spices create a poised, controlled and distinctive wine. A rich, full-flavoured and concentrated wine with complex rum/raisin dark chocolate, liquorice, quince paste and dried fruit notes. Prominent, well integrated tannins align with oak (all but soaked up by the fruits) to create a lingering continuum of flavours and tactile persistence. Beautifully balanced, this 100% Barossa wine delivers the expectations demanded of a Grange from this vintage.

  
  Other Reviews….
  Deep purple. Very elemental blackberry/raspberry/eau-de-vie aromas and sweet malt/savoury oak. A strikingly rich, concentrated wine with deep-set musky blackberry/dark chocolate fruit flavours, underlying savoury oak and ripe smooth tannins. Finishes long and sweet. Immaculately balanced wine. Almost certainly a great Grange. 14.5% alcohol
  The Rewards of Patience (5^th Edition)

  It is extraordinary how this wine has gained power, weight and complexity since first bottled; now majestic black fruits, licorice and chocolate / mocha notes run through the palate.  Great tannins sustain and support the back-palate and finish. 
  Rating 96
  Drink 2030
  James Halliday - 2007 Australian Wine Companion

  It is always a treat to taste Australia’s most famous wine, Penfolds’ Grange cuvee (the word Hermitage has been dropped because of legal issues). The 2001 Grange is one of the few vintages of this cuvee to be composed of 100% Shiraz (the others being 1951, 1952, 1963, 1999, and 2000). Aged 17 months in 100% American oak, and tipping the scales at 14.5% alcohol, the 2001 is undeniably one of the top examples of this wine. At this stage, it appears to eclipse the 1998 and 1996. Inky/blue/purple to the rim, with a stunning perfume of blueberries, blackberries, chocolate, graphite, and earth, it boasts good acidity, huge tannins, magnificent concentration, and a multilayered, textured mouthfeel. It is a big, but impeccably well-balanced Shiraz that should shed some of its structure and tannin over the next 4-5 years, and be at its best between 2010-2030+.
  98 points
  Robert Parker - Wine Advocate #167 (Oct 2006)

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• 1999 Penfolds Grange Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1999. 00

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  $23988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes sourced from Penfoldssize>

  Grange is both Penfolds' and arguably Australia's most famous wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Grange boasts an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951 and clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climate of South Australia.

  Penfolds Grange displays fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and textured Shiraz grapes, matured in new American oak for 17 months. The result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as the most consistent of the world's great wines. The Grange style is the original and most powerful expression of Penfolds' multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy.

  The first 100% shiraz Grange since 1963, and an excellent follow on to the 1998 vintage.

  Fruit was sourced primarily from the Penfolds Kalimna Vineyard and other Barossa Vineyards, with proportions from McLaren Vale and Padthaway. The 1999 vintage in South Australia was defined by generally dry and cool weather conditions during early summer, temporarily disrupted by a hot spell in late January before moderate conditions during vintage. Multi-regional sourcing and strong vineyard management resulted in parcels of fruit being harvested with hallmark fruit richness and ripe tannins.

  Tasting Note: Impenetrable deep red/purple colour. On the nose, notes of blackberry and blueberry fruit interwoven with perfectly tuned, malty, savoury oak, with liquorice and anise notes hovering above. Upon sitting there is a whirling aromatic shift, the wine becoming more complex, deeper, richer and darker. On the palate, layers of fruit, with blackberry and blueberry to the fore, as suggested by the nose. An underlying tarriness and new oak are seamlessly absorbed. A mass of fine grained tannins court a firm tight finish of great length. The wine possesses the essential ingredients of the marque, richness, harmony, and balance. A fitting Grange release to end the 1900's, with decades of life ahead.
  Peak Drinking: 2010-2035
  Alc/Vol: 14.0%

  Robert Parker's Review
  The 1999 Grange does not come close to such great Granges as the 1998, 1996, 1991, and 1990. Dense ruby/purple to the edge, with a bouquet of blackberries, mulberries, and floral-like aromas, and medium to full body, the 1999 has an acid punch, but also tremendous layers of fruit and extract. Not massive, but elegant and nicely layered, it requires another 2-3 years of cellaring, and should last for 12-15 years.
  (Notes sourced from Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #155)
  ROBERT PARKERS RATING: 92 points

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  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Outstanding vintage
  Drinking Window: 2010 – 2035
  Deep crimson-purple. Concentrated, elemental wine with ripe blackberry/liquorice/scented plum aromas and perfectly seasoned malty/savoury oak. The palate is powerfully rich with deep-set blackberry/plum/dark chocolate/malty flavours balanced by fine grained tannins. Finishes firm with plenty of flavour length. A classic Grange reflecting the sheer class of the 1999 Barossa vintage.
  100% Shiraz. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide), McLaren Vale and Padthaway. Dry winter conditions were followed by intermittent rains. Rain fell during November and December, but just enough to maintain healthy vines. The Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale experienced heavy rains in March and ripening slowed. Despite this, vineyards with good drainage produced fruit of exceptional quality. Padthaway escaped the burden ofMarch rain and experienced a great vintage.

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• 1989 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Magnum (1500ml)

  South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $1750. 00

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  Notes Sourced from The Rewards of Patience - Fifth Edition (2004):
  Drinking Window: Now – 2020
  Medium crimson-purple. Intense rum/raisin/chocolate (a touch herbal) aromas and flavours. Plenty of fruit sweetness and cassis/chocolate notes, but tannins build up quite firm and tight at the finish.
  91% Shiraz, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Extreme heat and heavy March rains followed an ideal, warm growing season.

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  Notes sourced from Southcorp Wines

  Regional sources: Kalimna (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley & McLaren Vale.

  Grape varieties: 91% Shiraz & 9% Cabernet Sauvignon

  Alcohol: 13.5% Total acids: 6.8 grams per litre pH: 3.54

  Growing season/vintage: A generally good growing season led into a difficult vintage marked by heatwave conditions at the beginning of March, followed by heavy rain. The result was soft, richly-flavoured wines, generally for earlier drinking.

  Comments: Considered a rich, soft, fruity Grange for relatively early drinking -- a reflection of 1989 vintage conditions.

  Tasting notes:size> Very sweet blackberry jam nose, very open for a Grange so young and reminding somewhat of the 1982. A big, lush, supple and well-balanced mouthful of flavour, tannic but not tough, and shaping up like another relatively early-maturing style. Drink 2000-2015. (Huon Hooke, 1993)

  The nose is sweet and relatively open, with blackberry jam and coconutty oak notes. In the mouth it's big, supple, sweet, lush, and balanced with persuasive but smooth tannin. (Huon Hooke/Mark Shield, Penguin Good Wine Guide, 1994-95)

  Ripe, fragrant, raspberry/blackberry aromas with a hint of aniseed. Sweet, soft palate with luscious, spicy, blackberry-like fruit and supple, balanced tannins. The oak component is temporarily dominated by fruit. This is a lovely but relatively early-maturing Grange. Drink 1998-2010. (Rewards of Patience, 3rd ed., 1994)

  Spicy, soft and accessible. Will develop relatively quickly. (Ultimate Grange Experience, Nov. 1994)

  "Medium-full red/purple. Cherry/blackcurrant pastille-like fruit aromas. Silky, supple palate with blackcurrant and plum-like fruit aromas. Silky, supple palate with blackcurrant and plum- like fruit, dense, slightly bitter tannins, and firm finish. A little simple for Grange but will hold and may improve. Drink between now and 2015." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000)

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  2012 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $899. 00

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  Pol Roger's newly released 2012 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill is showing brilliantly, bursting from the glass with youthful aromas of honeyed pears, toasted brioche, pomelo, fresh pastry, green apple and mandarin orange, with hints of stone fruit emerging with time in the glass. Full-bodied, vinous and textural, with an enveloping core of fleshy, concentrated fruit, bright acids and an elegant pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a long, penetrating finish. More muscular and vibrant than the generous and charming 2009, the 2012 ranks alongside the 2008 and 2002 as one of the three finest renditions of Sir Winston Churchill this millennium—and in style it resembles a hypothetical blend of those two vintages. Drink 2022 - 2045.
  96 + Points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (March 2021)

  Intense aromas of strawberry and subtle apple with pie crust and some ash and stone. An almost smoky undertone to the aromas. Full-bodied and very layered with ultra fine tannins that give it a rough-cut, velvety texture. It’s very flavorful, yet so checked and reserved at the same time. Compact, tight palate that is deep and powerful. Very vinous at the end and in the mouth feel. Spicy and biscuity at the finish. Mostly pinot noir with chardonnay and only grand cru. More density and complexity than the 2008. Seven years on the lees. Delicious and luxurious to drink now, but giving this some age will make it even better.
  98 Points
  JamesSuckling.com (August 2021)

  Sleek, with racy acidity, this tightly-meshed version nonetheless offers a lovely range of flavors, with ripe black cherry and currant fruit and accents of pomegranate, candied kumquat and raw almond. Finely detailed, creamily swaths the palate in silk-like texture, carrying the expanding flavor profile through to a graphite- and spice-laced, lasting finish. Drink now through 2032.
  97 Points
  Alison Napjus - The Wine Spectator (June 2021)

  Rather open on the nose – a surprise! Looser textured than some and still decidedly embryonic. It does open out rather remarkably on the finish, suggesting that it is very much a long-distance runner. I think I would wait until at least 2022 to take full advantage of that interplay of flavours underneath, where it is positively throbbing! Drink 2022 – 2032.
  17 ++/20 Points
  Jancis Robinson MW (February 2021)

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  2016 Querciabella Chianti Classico Riserva Magnum (1500ml)

  Tuscany, ITALY

  $195. 00

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  The 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva is an attractive wine built on aromatics and structure, with the fruit more in the background. It will be interesting to see if it fleshes out with more time in bottle. Sweet red cherry, lavender, rose petal, mint and spice gradually develop in the glass, but the 2016 remains quite reticent. It will be interesting to see if time in bottle brings out more depth. Today, the 2016 is decidedly shy. I very much like the energy here. Drink 2020 - 2036.
  93+ Points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous (August 2019)

  A product of organic farming and vegan winemaking protocols, the Querciabella 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva Querciabella is a spectacular wine with lots of bright fruit, bold cherry and dried blackberry. Those fruity tones cede to smoke, tobacco and warm earth. The effect is balanced and beautiful. Drink 2021 - 2030.
  93+ Points
  Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (May 2021)

  Energy and firmness showing in a medium-bodied package of currants and cherries, as well as cedar and flowers. Lightly chewy tannins and a linear, tight finish. Needs some time to soften, but already a beauty. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink now, but better after 2021.
  91 Points
  JamesSuckling.com (November 2019)

  A big Chianti Classico, with vanilla and resin notes from new oak wrapped around cherry, strawberry, iron and earth flavors. This verges on racy despite the breadth, with a dense swath of tannins providing grip on the finish. The oak is up front and should be absorbed well over time. Best from 2022 through 2038.
  93 Points
  Bruce Sanderson - Wine Spectator (October 2020)

  
  

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  2019 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Magnum (1500ml)

  California, UNITED STATES

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  Medium ruby in color, the 2019 Monte Bello is bursting with pure, expressive perfume! Red and black currants are layered with wafts of rose petals, charcuterie, fresh thyme and tobacco, graphite, vanilla and cedar. Medium-bodied, it's the definition of weightless intensity, with concentrated layers of floral perfume and spice, a silky, mouthwatering frame, and a very long, ethereal finish that calls you back to the glass for another sip. Delicate, complex and very easy to drink, it's an especially elegant expression of Monte Bello! Drink: 2024-2039.
  97 points
  Erin Brooks - Wine Advocate (March 2023)

  The 2019 Monte Bello is a wild, exotic wine. Huge, soaring aromatics meld into a core of heady, exotically ripe fruit. Not a shy wine by any means, the 2019 is atypically opulent, and yet all of the classic Monte Bello structure is there, underneath all of that fruit. The 2019 needs time in bottle to shed its baby fat, but there is a lot to look forward to. I imagine it will always be a pretty exuberant wine. Inky red fruit, blood orange, espresso, sweet American oak, cedar and pipe tobacco leave a lasting impression. In a word: magnificent! Drink: 2029-2059.
  98 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black licorice and smoked meat. Mint. Some sesame seed, too. It's full-bodied with incredible darkness and saltiness like volcanic salt. Umami. Grilled seaweed. Flavorful and captivating. It goes on for minutes. Try after 2025, but this may age forever.
  99 points
  James Suckling

  The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a more Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and the balance Cabernet Franc, all hitting 13.7% alcohol. As usual, it was aged in new American oak. It shows the higher Cabernet component and is deep purple-hued and tight and closed, with a primordial vibe to its dark blue and black fruit, smoked tobacco, vanilla bean, graphite, and cedarwood aromatics. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has terrific overall balance, building, ripe tannins, a good sense of freshness, and outstanding length. It reminds me slightly of the 2018 with its more elegant, streamlined profile, but I expect this to build with bottle age, and it should have 2-3 decades of overall longevity. Drink: 2022-2052.
  95 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  This has a densely packed core of vivid red and black currant and mulberry fruit, which is encased for now in a mix of charcoal, cast iron, singed mesquite and apple wood. Shows terrific drive, though, and everything is in proportion, with an echo of violet hinting at some inner purity. This will just need time to unwind. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2024 through 2040.
  95 points
  James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

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• 2008 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz Magnum (1500ml)

  Barossa, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $699. 00

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  Strong red-purple; right in the mainstream of the Rockford Basket Press style, with blackberry, plum and a hint of mocha driving the bouquet, and the smooth, supple palate; you absolutely know the wine is idling along, unused power under the bonnet; perfect balance and structure. Drink by 2028.
  95 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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• Royal Dragon Imperial (with Gift Box) Vodka Magnum (1500ml)

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  Royal Dragon was all the rage when it made a brief appearance in Australian early 2013, before it's abrupt departure due to its immediate success. It's now back again in extravagant form.

  Royal Dragon Imperial is distilled five times in a century old copper pot still from organically grown winter harvest rye. The striking bling bottle has a hand-blown crystal glass dragon inside and edible 23 carat gold leaf flakes from Switzerland which sink to the bottom of the bottle until shaken.

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  Royal Dragon was all the rage when it made a brief appearance in Australian early 2013, before it's abrupt departure due to its immediate success. It's now back again in extravagant form.

  Royal Dragon Imperial is distilled five times in a century old copper pot still from organically grown winter harvest rye. The striking bling bottle has a hand-blown crystal glass dragon inside and edible 23 carat gold leaf flakes from Switzerland which sink to the bottom of the bottle until shaken.

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  Royal Dragon was all the rage when it made a brief appearance in Australian early 2013, before it's abrupt departure due to its immediate success. It's now back again in extravagant form.

  Royal Dragon Imperial is distilled five times in a century old copper pot still from organically grown winter harvest rye. The striking bling bottle has a hand-blown crystal glass dragon inside and edible 23 carat gold leaf flakes from Switzerland which sink to the bottom of the bottle until shaken.

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  2021 Schrader Old Sparky Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum (1500ml)

  Napa Valley, California, UNITED STATES

  $1850. 00

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  Schrader Cellars has received thirty-seven perfect 100-point scores from top wine reviewers – more than any other winery in the Napa Valley.
  The most coveted bottling in the Schrader portfolio, Old Sparky Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from a section of the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard that is planted on rich soils containing ancient marine sediment and an alluvial fan that provides excellent mineral deposits. It is a blend of only the best barrels from the vintage. Aged in 100% new Darnajou and Taransaud French oak barrels.
  
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  The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Old Sparky is all Cabernet Sauvignon that's 50% from the D2 block that made the T6 Cuv e (this is clone 6) and the equal parts from RBS and Schrader releases. Released only in magnum, it reveals a dense purple hue as well as incredible aromatics of red, blue, and black fruits interwoven with graphite, a liqueur of rocks like minerality, and spring flowers. It's a killer bottle of wine that offers full-bodied richness, a deep, powerful mid-palate, incredible tannins, and a finish that won't quit. This beauty is going to blow you away anytime over the coming 25-30 years. It's heavenly stuff. Drink 2023-2053.
  99 points
  JebDunnuck.com

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  2005 Schubert Estate Goose Yard Block Shiraz Magnum (1500ml)

  Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Schubert Estate is situated in one of the prime spots in the Barossa Valley, Roennfeldt Road, made famous by the Greenock Creek winery. The 2005 Shiraz “Goose-Yard Block” was aged in a mix of new and used French oak for 12-15 months. Opaque purple-colored, it exhibits a fragrant bouquet of pain grille, pepper, crushed rock, tar, licorice, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Velvety, ripe, and seamless on the palate, the flavors are already complex, and the pure finish lasts for 60 seconds. While it can be enjoyed now, I’d opt for cellaring it for 5-7 years to allow the wine its fullest expression.
  95 points
  Jay Miller – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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  2006 Schubert Estate Goose Yard Block Shiraz Magnum (1500ml)

  Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Deep red, some crimson; medium- to full-bodied, and particularly intense; perfectly ripened fruit gives blackberry and bitter chocolate flavours without a scintilla of overripe/dead fruit characters; great length.
  96 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

  The 2006 Shiraz Goose Yard Block offers a full-throttle, room-filling aromatic array of violets, Asian spices, truffle, wild blueberry, and black cherry jam. On the palate it is already strikingly complex, incredibly dense and concentrated, and impeccably balanced with fully integrated oak, tannin and acidity. The finish lasts for well over a minute. It will have a lengthy drinking window beginning in 2011 and lasting though 2026.
  95 points
  Jay Miller – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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  2008 Shirvington Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum (1500ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Composed of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Shiraz, the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon was 100% barrel fermented and aged for 12 months in 60% new oak and 40% one-year-old oak, with 55% American and 45% French barrels. It presents a deep garnet color and aromas of black currant cordial, black cherry preserves and dried plums over spice box, cloves, pencil lead, toast plus a whiff of lavender. Very full bodied and richly fruited in the mouth, the generosity of spicy berry flavors is well supported by a medium to firm level of very finely grained tannins and very crisp acid, finishing long and layered. Drinking nicely now, it should cellar to 2019+.
  92 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate #199 (Dec 2011)

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  2008 Shirvington Estate Shiraz Magnum (1500ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Shirvington’s 2008 Shiraz gives a deep garnet-purple color and intense notes of warm black cherries and black raspberries over anise, chocolate box, allspice and vanilla pod. Very full-bodied and concentrated with 16% declared alcohol, this is a big mouthful yet well balanced with crisp acidity and medium-firm fine tannins, finishing long. Approachable now, it should blossom with another couple of years in bottle and drink through 2020+.
  92 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate #192 (Dec 2010)

  
  

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  2006 Shirvington Shiraz Magnum (1500ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2016-2017)

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  A Big, Heavy Hitting McLaren Vale Shiraz

  The colour of this wine is holding up very well displaying a midnight black dark red core with a deep dark red hue. Pronounced ripe dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate aromas arise from the glass with nuances of vanillin oak, mocha, leather and spice also present. Big and bold the opulently textured palate boasts flavours of rich dark plums, liquorice and dark chocolate over spicy vanillin oak, mocha and leather. Very concentrated and rich with a velvet smooth tannin structure. Long spicy aftertaste of ripe dark plums, liquorice, dark chocolate, vanillin oak and leather.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 15.5%

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  The 2006 Shiraz was barrel-fermented and aged for 14 months in 85% new oak, with the barrels 90% American and 10% French. Saturated purple in color, it reveals a splendid bouquet of smoke, pencil lead, bacon, grilled meat, and blueberry. Supple-textured and opulent, this full-bodied Shiraz offers a range of spicy, complex flavors, superb balance, and enough well-concealed tannin to support 5-7 years of additional cellaring. This hedonistic Shiraz should drink well through 2026.
  95 points
  Jay Miller – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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  2005 Shirvington Estate Shiraz Magnum (1500ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Owners Paul and Lynn Shirvington have replaced winemakers Sarah and Sparky Marquis with Kim Johnston, who appears to be following in the same footsteps, producing bigger than life, bold, rich, but beautifully linear and precise wines. Both of these cuvees are barrel-fermented and aged in 75-85% new oak, primarily American. The vines are young, which makes the quality even more remarkable.

  The dense, chewy, rich, deeply-colored 2005 Shiraz is a full-bodied, ripe, intense wine, but does not reveal quite the same thrilling level of quality as the Cabernet. Nevertheless, it is no wimpy wine, boasting 16% alcohol as well as stunning richness and length. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.
  93 points
  Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate

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  2008 Shirvington Estate Shiraz Imperial (6000ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Shirvington’s 2008 Shiraz gives a deep garnet-purple color and intense notes of warm black cherries and black raspberries over anise, chocolate box, allspice and vanilla pod. Very full-bodied and concentrated with 16% declared alcohol, this is a big mouthful yet well balanced with crisp acidity and medium-firm fine tannins, finishing long. Approachable now, it should blossom with another couple of years in bottle and drink through 2020+.
  92 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon was 100% barrel-fermented and aged for 12 months in 75% new oak, 80% American, 20% French. Opaque purple-colored, it exhibits a fragrant, expressive perfume of toasty oak, vanilla, spice box, black currant, and blackberry liqueur. This is followed by a racy Cabernet, slightly lean, with intense black fruit flavors, good depth and concentration, and enough structure to support 8-10 years of development in the cellar.
  92 points
  Jay Miller - Wine Advocate #173 (Oct 2007)

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  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Composed of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Shiraz, the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon was 100% barrel fermented and aged for 12 months in 60% new oak and 40% one-year-old oak, with 55% American and 45% French barrels. It presents a deep garnet color and aromas of black currant cordial, black cherry preserves and dried plums over spice box, cloves, pencil lead, toast plus a whiff of lavender. Very full bodied and richly fruited in the mouth, the generosity of spicy berry flavors is well supported by a medium to firm level of very finely grained tannins and very crisp acid, finishing long and layered. Drinking nicely now, it should cellar to 2019+.
  92 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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  Owners Paul and Lynn Shirvington have replaced winemakers Sarah and Sparky Marquis with Kim Johnston, who appears to be following in the same footsteps, producing bigger than life, bold, rich, but beautifully linear and precise wines. Both of these cuvees are barrel-fermented and aged in 75-85% new oak, primarily American. The vines are young, which makes the quality even more remarkable.

  A gorgeous effort, the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon screams blueberries, creme de cassis, licorice, cedar, and spice box. The oak component can not stand up to the lavish, extravagant amounts of fruit and glycerin. This intense, full-bodied, surprisingly pure and elegant Cabernet should last at least a decade.
  95 points
  Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate

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  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  Composed of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Shiraz, the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon was 100% barrel fermented and aged for 12 months in 60% new oak and 40% one-year-old oak, with 55% American and 45% French barrels. It presents a deep garnet color and aromas of black currant cordial, black cherry preserves and dried plums over spice box, cloves, pencil lead, toast plus a whiff of lavender. Very full bodied and richly fruited in the mouth, the generosity of spicy berry flavors is well supported by a medium to firm level of very finely grained tannins and very crisp acid, finishing long and layered. Drinking nicely now, it should cellar to 2019+.
  92 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

   

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  Shirvington’s 2008 Shiraz gives a deep garnet-purple color and intense notes of warm black cherries and black raspberries over anise, chocolate box, allspice and vanilla pod. Very full-bodied and concentrated with 16% declared alcohol, this is a big mouthful yet well balanced with crisp acidity and medium-firm fine tannins, finishing long. Approachable now, it should blossom with another couple of years in bottle and drink through 2020+.
  92 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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  2007 Standish The Relic Shiraz Viognier Imperial (6000ml)

  Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

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  The 2007 Shiraz-Viognier (4%) The Relic was sourced from the same parcel. Wild-fermented, it offers up a sexy bouquet of floral notes, bacon, smoked meat, incense, and blueberry. Dense, sweet and layered on the palate, it will offer much pleasure over the next 8-10 years. It does not get much better than this from the 2007 vintage.
  94+ points
  Jay Miller - The Wine Advocate #186 (Dec 2009)

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  The 2007 Shiraz-Viognier (4%) The Relic was sourced from the same parcel. Wild-fermented, it offers up a sexy bouquet of floral notes, bacon, smoked meat, incense, and blueberry. Dense, sweet and layered on the palate, it will offer much pleasure over the next 8-10 years. It does not get much better than this from the 2007 vintage.
  94+ points
  Jay Miller - The Wine Advocate #186 (Dec 2009)

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