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Penfolds Grange 1996, 1996

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***** Medium to full red-purple, still bright after five years, vibrant cherry and plum fruit aromas more than handle the oak on the bouquet; the palate is sumptuous, but not heavy, the cherry and plum flavours tracking the bouquet. The wine has a very long finish, with fine, integrated tannins. Destined to become one of the great Granges. (7/2011) 97/100 points James Halliday

As unevolved as they are, the dense and multilayered aromas and flavours are truly impressive here. Black currant, herb, tea, oak, vanilla, maple, anise, blueberries and more--it could be an exercise in overkill, if all the parts weren't in such fine harmony. Really big, but with excellent balance, this reveals much less now than the RWT. It is everything a flagship wine in its infancy should be--immaculate component parts, superbly full on the palate, possessed of great length and incredible potential. An absolute keeper to visit in 7, 15 or 25 years.(3/2001) 96/100 points Wine Enthusiast

Deep garnet coloured, 1996 Grange is scented with stewed plums, warm cherries and mince meat with hints of Ceylon tea, black olives and Chinese five spice. Medium-full bodied and with a generous amount of flesh on the palate, it gives very crisp acid and a medium-firm level of grainy tannins, finishing long. The layered complexity of this wine is just beginning to emerge, promising better things to come. (LPB) (1/2012) 95/100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Firm in texture, with slightly gritty tannins around a gorgeous beam of black cherry, blueberry and plum flavors. This is beautifully focused and complete on the nose, but it's a bit chewy on the palate. Built for aging. Needs some rich food to balance the tannins at this point. Gets better as it warms in the glass. (Web-2008) 95/100 points Wine Spectator

Winemaker comments by John Duval
COLOUR Vibrant plum red.
NOSE A fusion of blackcurrants, blueberry and boysenberry fruits lavished with cinnamon and sweet spices. Closer inspection suggests earthy, savory aromas laced with roasted chestnut and fresh barrel fermentation richness.
PALATE Concentration, power, flavour and balance - archetypal Grange! Masses of berried fruits, yet as with many of the classic releases, a blueberry fruit core. One of the classic vintages of the 1990s that sits alongside 1990, 1991 & 1998.
https://www.penfolds.com/~/media/Files/Penfolds-Tasting-Notes/Icon_Luxury/Grange/Penfolds_1996_Grange_Tasting_Notes.pdf

CT 94.9 (from 82 reviews)
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***** Medium to full red-purple, still bright after five years, vibrant cherry and plum fruit aromas more than handle the oak on the bouquet; the palate is sumptuous, but not heavy, the cherry and plum flavours tracking the bouquet. The wine has a very long finish, with fine, integrated tannins. Destined to become one of the great Granges. (7/2011) 97/100 points James Halliday

As unevolved as they are, the dense and multilayered aromas and flavours are truly impressive here. Black currant, herb, tea, oak, vanilla, maple, anise, blueberries and more--it could be an exercise in overkill, if all the parts weren't in such fine harmony. Really big, but with excellent balance, this reveals much less now than the RWT. It is everything a flagship wine in its infancy should be--immaculate component parts, superbly full on the palate, possessed of great length and incredible potential. An absolute keeper to visit in 7, 15 or 25 years.(3/2001) 96/100 points Wine Enthusiast

Deep garnet coloured, 1996 Grange is scented with stewed plums, warm cherries and mince meat with hints of Ceylon tea, black olives and Chinese five spice. Medium-full bodied and with a generous amount of flesh on the palate, it gives very crisp acid and a medium-firm level of grainy tannins, finishing long. The layered complexity of this wine is just beginning to emerge, promising better things to come. (LPB) (1/2012) 95/100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Firm in texture, with slightly gritty tannins around a gorgeous beam of black cherry, blueberry and plum flavors. This is beautifully focused and complete on the nose, but it's a bit chewy on the palate. Built for aging. Needs some rich food to balance the tannins at this point. Gets better as it warms in the glass. (Web-2008) 95/100 points Wine Spectator

Winemaker comments by John Duval
COLOUR Vibrant plum red.
NOSE A fusion of blackcurrants, blueberry and boysenberry fruits lavished with cinnamon and sweet spices. Closer inspection suggests earthy, savory aromas laced with roasted chestnut and fresh barrel fermentation richness.
PALATE Concentration, power, flavour and balance - archetypal Grange! Masses of berried fruits, yet as with many of the classic releases, a blueberry fruit core. One of the classic vintages of the 1990s that sits alongside 1990, 1991 & 1998.
https://www.penfolds.com/~/media/Files/Penfolds-Tasting-Notes/Icon_Luxury/Grange/Penfolds_1996_Grange_Tasting_Notes.pdf

CT 94.9 (from 82 reviews)
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200674

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Penfolds Grange 1996

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1 bottles, 75cl each

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Red

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Into Neck (IN)

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From SN15, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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