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Penfolds

Penfolds makes Australia’s most renowned wine – Penfolds Grange, a Shiraz-based wine that was inspired by Rhone Valley’s Syrah blends. Grange was introduced in 1951 by Max Schubert, the legendary Penfolds winemaker in the middle and later years of the 20th century. As a wine producer, Penfolds’ history dates to the mid-19th century, when a young English physician named Dr. Penfold migrated to Australia and started producing wine as boon to the health of his patients. Until World War II the winery specialized in fortified wines and brandy, but Schubert helped turn Penfolds into a successful producer of table wines, including Grange and Bin 707, a Cabernet Sauvignon. Today the company is owned by Southcorp Wines and produces many grape varieties, including Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Chardonnay along with Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Annual production of Grange is 8,000-10,000 cases. Annual production of Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon is 10,000-14,000 cases.

2017 Penfolds RWT (Red Wine Trials) Shiraz

WS  96   
WS  #9 of 2019   

1987 Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

2002 Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz

Light label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  90   

2002 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz-Cabernet

Light label condition issue

1973 Penfolds Grange

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  90   

1973 Penfolds Grange

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  90   

1976 Penfolds Grange

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  100   
MB  *****   
WS  93   
JR  18   

1991 Penfolds Grange

Lightly depressed cork

DE  *****   
JH  96   
WS  95   
RP  93   
JR  17   

1992 Penfolds Grange

Light label condition issue

JH  96   
WS  94   
RP  92   
DE  ***   

1992 Penfolds Grange

JH  96   
WS  94   
RP  92   
DE  ***   

1996 Penfolds Grange

DE  *****   
WS  97   
JH  97   
RP  93   
ST  92   
JR  18   

1998 Penfolds Grange

DE  *****   
WS  99   
RP  98+    
VN  97   
JH  97   
CT  95.4   
JR  18   

1998 Penfolds Grange

Lightly depressed cork

DE  *****   
WS  99   
RP  98+    
VN  97   
JH  97   
CT  95.4   
JR  18   

1998 Penfolds Grange

DE  *****   
WS  99   
RP  98+    
VN  97   
JH  97   
CT  95.4   
JR  18   

1999 Penfolds Grange

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill or better

JH  95   
WS  94   
RP  92   
ST  91+    
JR  17.5   

1999 Penfolds Grange

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork

JH  95   
WS  94   
RP  92   
ST  91+    
JR  17.5   

1999 Penfolds Grange

Light label condition issue

JH  95   
WS  94   
RP  92   
ST  91+    
JR  17.5   

2014 Penfolds Grange

WA  98   
WS  98   
WE  97   
JD  97   
JS  96   
JR  18.5   

2015 Penfolds Grange

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill or better

JS  100   
JD  99   
WA  98+    
WS  97   
JR  18+    

2015 Penfolds Grange

Base neck fill

JS  100   
JD  99   
WA  98+    
WS  97   
JR  18+    

2019 Penfolds Grange

VN  96   
JS  96   
WA  95+    

2015 Penfolds Grange

1-bottle Lot, Cardboard Case

JS  100   
JD  99   
WA  98+    
WS  97   
JR  18+    

2015 Penfolds Grange

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork

JS  100   
JD  99   
WA  98+    
WS  97   
JR  18+    

N.V. Penfolds Grandfather Tawny Port

CT  93.9   

1986 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  90