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A MAGNIFICENT SHOWING OF GRANGE THROUGH THE YEARS
Here on offer is a rare vertical selection of mature Grange from 1981 to 2001 in pristine condition. All bottles arrived in our warehouse still tissue wrapped, just like the day they were released over 30 years ago. Don't miss this opportunity to bid on these rare gems.
Penfolds, Grange Hermitage--Vintage 1981
South Australia
Levels: two botttom neck, one top shoulder; one nicked label, tissue-wrapped prior to Specialist inspection
"The 1981 stood out as slightly superior. Winemaker John Duval always felt this was a tannic style of Grange, but the wine has shed its tannins, and this is one of the few vintages where the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon was above 10 Sweet notes of creme de cassis, cedarwood, charcoal, and barbecue spices are followed by a full-bodied, opulent wine displaying heady amounts of alcohol, glycerin, and density in its full-bodied, skyscraper-like texture. I was drinking this wine with great pleasure in the mid-nineties, yet here it is nearly 15 years later, and the wine does not appear to have budged much from its evolutionary state. This is a testament to how remarkably well these wines hold up, and age at such a glacial pace." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
3 bottles per lot
Here on offer is a rare vertical selection of mature Grange from 1981 to 2001 in pristine condition. All bottles arrived in our warehouse still tissue wrapped, just like the day they were released over 30 years ago. Don't miss this opportunity to bid on these rare gems.
Penfolds, Grange Hermitage--Vintage 1981
South Australia
Levels: two botttom neck, one top shoulder; one nicked label, tissue-wrapped prior to Specialist inspection
"The 1981 stood out as slightly superior. Winemaker John Duval always felt this was a tannic style of Grange, but the wine has shed its tannins, and this is one of the few vintages where the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon was above 10 Sweet notes of creme de cassis, cedarwood, charcoal, and barbecue spices are followed by a full-bodied, opulent wine displaying heady amounts of alcohol, glycerin, and density in its full-bodied, skyscraper-like texture. I was drinking this wine with great pleasure in the mid-nineties, yet here it is nearly 15 years later, and the wine does not appear to have budged much from its evolutionary state. This is a testament to how remarkably well these wines hold up, and age at such a glacial pace." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
3 bottles per lot