1954 Penfolds Grange Hermitage

Grape Varieties: A blend of 98% Shiraz and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon the fruit was sourced from Magill (Adelaide) and Kalimna (Barossa Valley).

Alcohol: 13.2%

Vintage Conditions: Cool to mild growing season followed by a mild to warm vintage.

Tasting Notes:size> Internal criticism of Grange led Max Schubert to lighten the style slightly and the 1954 had only about nine months in oak.

"Mellow old wine... in its twilight years but still drinking very nicely". (Huon Hooke, Penfolds Red Wine Clinic, Sydney 1992)

Mint, berry and chocolate in evidence. Great power and length. Beautifully balanced, complete wine. A Grange of the first rank. (Ultimate Grange Experience, Nov. 1994)

Fully developed, smooth but relatively lighter finish on the palate. (Rewards of Patience, 1st ed., 1985)

"All but extremely fine bottles are well past their peak. Very rare curio and collector value." (Southcorp Wines, The Rewards of Patience, Fourth Edition, March 2000.)