6 bottles per lot
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Penfolds Grange--Vintage 2001
South Australia
In original wooden, six-bottle cases
Tasting Note: The 2001 Grange is one of the few vintages of this cuvée 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+. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 167, October 2006
6 bottles per lot
South Australia
In original wooden, six-bottle cases
Tasting Note: The 2001 Grange is one of the few vintages of this cuvée 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+. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 167, October 2006
6 bottles per lot
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