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Review for Penfolds Grange 1983

Red wine produced by Penfolds in South Australia, Australia

19.5 (in 20) by edwardragg Wine Blogger

Appearance: darkish purple-red colour with orange rim. Nose: amazingly perfumed and complex nose of subtle black cherry and blueberry fruit combined with a swathe of secondary aromas (leather, mushrooms, black tea, game). Integrated, mellowed vanilla oak and incredible concentration of fruit. Palate: still showing ripe fruit, large tannic structure that creeps up on one, integrated and lifting medium-high acidity, superb length. Conclusion: although showing development, this vintage of Grange can happily age like a Vintage Port in a decent year. A superb wine that spends some 19 months in American oak and is mainly Shiraz with a smattering of Cabernet Sauvignon. Very, very good. Must be up there as one of the best wines I've ever tasted. September 24, 2008 | Link to this note

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