1999 Penfolds Grange

Syrah - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JA 98 BC 95 JH 95 WS 94 WE 93 JS 92 WA 92 JR 91
JA 98

janeanson.com, July 2023

Amazingly dense and young in colour, this just stretches out in front of you. Dense, dark brambled blackberry and raspberry fruits, concentrated yet with lightness of touch, powerful but finely boned tannins, with waves...
BC 95

MW Bob Campbell, May 2004

Big and hugely dense wine with attractive spice, licorice, tar, fruit cake etc etc. A big and powerful wine that promises much. Long.
JH 95

James Halliday, July 2003

Concentrated blackberry and licorice fruit, the oak perfectly integrated. A powerful, masculine style, a touch more austere than the '98.
WS 94

Wine Spectator, September 2004

Not quite as broad and generous as riper vintages but tremendously classy offering smoky earthy blackberry plum and currant fruit that compete effectively against cedary oak on the long finish. The flavors gain with each...
WE 93

Wine Enthusiast, November 2004

An excellent wine as it always is but this vintage of Grange is one that isn't just built for aging it requires it. Its flavors and aromas require a good 20 minutes in the glass to show themselves but with time pretty...
JS 92

jamessuckling.com, July 2023

This is a dense elixir, at its optimal drinking window. Notes of matcha, chashu and minty liniment. Almost port-like with incense and further aromas of the Chinese medicine cabinet across the finish. Large-framed and...
WA 92

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2004

The 1999 Grange does not come close to such great Granges as the 1998 1996 1991 and 1990. Dense ruby/purple to the edge with a bouquet of blackberries mulberries and floral-like aromas and medium to full body the 1999 has...
JR 91

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, October 2008

Lively, fresh, racy – one of the leaner, more austere, more claret-like examples. Exceptionally dry finish – really tough in fact at the moment. 17.5/20

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Syrah
Country Australia
Region South Australia
Vintage 1999
Size 750ML

Penfolds is an iconic Australian wine producer established in 1844 when Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his family arrived from England and paid the princely sum of £1,200 for 500 acres of the best land in Magill. He planted French vine cuttings with the intention of producing his own “medicinal tonic” wine.

When he passed away, his wife Mary assumed responsibility for the 60 acres of vines in The Grange Vineyard, which was then producing several varieties. She managed the estate for 25 years, passing it on to her daughter Georgina and son-in-law Thomas Hyland when she retired. The Penfold family continued to operate the business very successfully and retained a controlling interest after the company became public.

Penfolds now has an extensive portfolio that includes the ‘House Style’ collection, numbered-bin releases, special bins, and fortifieds among others. It has played a pivotal role in the evolution of winemaking in Australia and across the world.

Penfolds has earned numerous accolades for its flagship and most iconic wine, Grange, the creation of former Chief Winemaker Max Schubert who aimed to match the finest, aged Bordeaux wines. Initially rejected by Penfolds management, the experiment was kept secret and barrels of wines were hidden behind a fake wall in the tunnels at Magill Estate. With bottle age development, a second tasting was greeted with enthusiasm and production was restarted.

Penfolds vineyards are located primarily in South Australia on prime land throughout the state’s most esteemed viticultural regions. Throughout its history, Penfolds has owned and leased vineyards in addition to sourcing grapes from independent growers. Its grapes are sourced from more than 220 vineyards and grape growers across Australia. This strategy reflects the tradition of multi-vineyard and multi-regional sourcing, first introduced in the 1860s by Mary Penfold, and allows for a consistency of style and quality across vintages, something Penfolds is renowned for.

The original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilizing fully-ripe, intensely-flavored and structured Shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognized as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.