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Grange 2004…

By June 4, 2009Critic Reviews

The hype around the latest vintage of Grange has been growing for some time.

It was finally launched in the UK last month – and it seems to have lived up to the hype.

The only major critic to have tasted it so far is Jancis Robinson, and she awarded it her highest ever score for the wine – 19.5.  She described it as:

Lifted and above all fresh! Wonderfully subtle and savoury and with a hint of cough medicine but wonderfully dry and thick and long on the palate… Wonderfully suave and really not like any other wine I can think of. At this stage not noticeably sweet…. Gago, like all those previously in charge of making Grange, insists that he has done nothing to change the style – in which case 2004 must be a particularly sophisticated vintage. So persistent! 14.3%”

Members of her excellent Purple Pages website are urged to read her full report on Grange 2004 and the rest of the Penfolds ‘Luxury and icon range’.

Below is a comparison of previous Grange vintages, including scores from Robert Parker (RP, starred reviews are by Jay Miller), Jancis Robinson (JR) and the Wine Spectator (WS). The ‘List Price’ given is the lowest price available in the market for a 12x75cl case in good condition, excluding sales tax and duty.

The current Grange looks like it will soon become one of the most expensive ever, but at this level of quality it is perhaps also great value. Trading members of Liv-ex should be aware there is currently an active market in the wine. So please log on or call your broker to get involved.

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