PenfoldsGrange 2005
Limited availability
Dry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz
About this product
Limited availabilityDry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz
- TypeShiraz
- Size750mL
- RegionMulti-Regional Blend
- Current Vintage2005
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.50%
- Langtons ClassifiedExceptional
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePenfolds
- Wine MakerPeter Gago
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
Vintage 2005
97 points erobertparker.com
...Containing just a dollop of 4.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2005 Grange is about 85%+ Barossa fruit with the remaining proportions coming from McLaren vale and Coonawarra. It was aged for 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. The nose begins a bit animal with some smoked game, mincemeat and bacon notes emerging over the freshly crushed, sun-warmed blackberries, black currant cordial, earth, black truffles, anise and allspice. Rich and full with very firm very fine tannins and very crisp acid, it gives a long finish layered with coffee, mincemeat and toast.
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2005
96 points www.winecompanion.com.au
Protocol prevented me retasting this wine prior to its release date of 1 May ''10, notwithstanding that no one will have read these words prior to the release of this book in late July ''10. So this is my tasting note from the Rewards of Patience Tasting held in Sept ''07. Colour little different to the ''04; tighter, more compact than the ''04, yet the fruit line is glossy and smooth, the tannins (and acidity) acting as the brake and giving tightness. These are a different pair, and it will be fascinating to watch their development.