Penfolds Bin 95 Grange 2019

Deep crimson. Lifted fresh dark chocolate, mocha dark cherry blackberry, panforte, mocha aromas with liquorice aniseed notes. Superbly balanced wine with plentiful dark chocolate, blackberry fruits, fine graphite firm tannins, lovely mid plate richness and well-balanced mocha, espresso oak notes. Finishes chocolaty firm and long. Elemental, expressive and expansive with lovely fruit complexity, oak integration, density and torque. A brilliant follow up to the 2018 vintage. 97% Shiraz, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 months maturation in 100% new American Hogsheads, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Clare Valley. Drink 2028-2060. Score – 98+. (Andrew Caillard, MW, The Vintage Journal)