Penfolds Grange 1998

Sourced from premium vineyards in South Australia, the 1998 vintage is 97% Shiraz and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 18 months in new American oak. In the words of Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker, "The nose is youthful and intense with dark, ripened Satsuma plum fruits rising above a base of liqueured dark chocolate and liquorice. Overtones of malt, toasty barrel ferment and nutty oak meld effortlessly into an exquisitely aromatic offering. The palate displays intense layering of fruit - raspberry, blackcurrant and blackberry - laced with liquorice and oak. The power of the fruit at the fore is balanced with ripe velvety tannins, offering an alluring even-textured palate with remarkable length".