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 Vintage2007 Label 1 of 576 
TypeRed
ProducerPenfolds (web)
VarietyShiraz Blend
DesignationGrange
Vineyardn/a
CountryAustralia
RegionSouth Australia
SubRegionn/a
Appellationn/a
UPC Code(s)012354000377, 8312797001125, 9310297000272, 9310297002771, 9310297002788, 9310297003525, 9310297005000, 9310297005642, 9310297013791

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2040 (based on 26 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Penfolds Grange (Bin 95) on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by The_Cat on 11/26/2023 & rated 96 points: deep garnet red very complex, lots of black cherry, some black pepper, chocolate and truffle som fresh brewed coffe. full bodied und very soft tannins, at the beginning from its apogee (772 views)
 Tasted by VoteferPedro on 6/24/2022 & rated 96 points: Opened at 730 Am
double decanted at 530 PM
served at 830 PM

It definitely lives up to its pedigree with lovely fruit and fine grain grippy tannins made this a joy to drink and yet seemed still not quite at its peak. (2188 views)
 Tasted by The_Cat on 11/27/2021 & rated 95 points: Deep purple. Still very youthful at the beginning bery discrete nose but after decantation and 1 hour in the glass just marvelous lots of black cherry a bit of prune and cinnamon and a hint of eucalyptus. Full bodied with very elegant tannin structure and powerful persistent finish. (2578 views)
 Tasted by Burgnick on 7/23/2021 & rated 93 points: Two hour of decanting seems insufficient to fully unleash it. It has vanilla oak, big dark currant, spicebox, and purple fruit. It is rich and ripe but also showing Grange’s regalness. Still a baby. (3124 views)
 Tasted by phynes on 6/29/2021 & rated 94 points: Lovely, smooth, port-like with notes of vanilla, blueberries and iron filings. Feels very much in its drinking window. (2915 views)
 Tasted by rmarkey on 5/10/2021 & rated 94 points: Excellent. 14.5% alc. Had this alongside a Bin 389 over lunch with friends. This wine lacks the continued fruit character and relative freshness of the Bin 389, but is still superb.
Colour: dark chocolate, some browning
Bouquet: hints of blackberry fruit, but secondary and tertiary elements of dried herbs, leather, black coffee, earth dominate
Palate: similar to nose with very dry long finish and superb finish. Very soft savoury wine, though has excellent acid. It drinks well now rather than much in the future.
May 2021 (2563 views)
 Tasted by natap on 12/29/2019 & rated 92 points: Farbe: dunkelrot
Geruch: dunkle Früchte, Cassis
Geschmack: Kompott

Top Wein, lange Lagerfähigkeit, jetzt gute Trinkreife, kann aber locker noch 20 Jahre gelagert werden (2764 views)
 Tasted by natap on 11/26/2019: Top (2227 views)
 Tasted by K-Web24 on 5/17/2019 & rated 95 points: Deep dark purple in the glass. Huge nose of black fruits, almost like an aged port, with additional hints of vanilla and cotton candy. Big, big black fruits on the palate with the addition of vanilla and raisins. A huge wine with light tannins and a velvety mouthfeel. Finally crossed this one off the bucket list, and man, it sure didn't disappoint! (2637 views)
 Tasted by VoteferPedro on 7/27/2017 & rated 96 points: excellent shiraz and beautifully oaked -meaning it is balanced and enhances flavor without overwhelming the lovely fruit

I felt it was best just at decant but seemed a tad over concentrated as it got air. This is quibbling. A top Aussie wine, lives up to reputation and to me this bottle is much better than the reputation of the vintage. (5437 views)
 Tasted by rikipedia on 9/5/2016 & rated 96 points: Terroir-istes International - Australia-Penfolds Mini Verticals (Klein Constantia): (Tasted Blind): Deep ruby-black; lifted bouquet that is heady, wonderfully intense, and complex. It offers
Deep black fruits of black cherry and blackcurrant compote, dark chocolate, expresso, spice and coconut are incredible.
The palate is full-bodied yet tense, with a mineral edge to the acidity, exposing menthol notes. It exudes power and depth of flavour, with a fantastic concentration that impresses. Layered and long, with super silky tannins with a sweet density reminiscent of chocolate and coffee. As it extends across the palate, more flavours emerge from baking spice, dark chocolate, toasty oak, tobacco and wood smoke—a cracking balance of fruit, acidity, and tannins. The oak influence is noticeable with spicy American oak and extraction that prevents it from even loftier heights, but this is outstanding!
97 Shiraz and 3 CS. Matured 21 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads (300 L). (248 views)
 Tasted by forceberry on 10/7/2015 & rated 91 points: Very dark and concentrated, opaque red color. Dense, expressive and robust nose with all konds of aromas of oak: toasted wood, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla. Beneath oak there are less expressive aromas of dark forest fruits, juicy prunes, cherry jam and a hint of mint. Very dense, full bodied and concentrated in the mouth with flavors of ripe blackberries, fresh blackcurrants, peppery spice, pronounced bitter wood, cocoa, some vanilla and a hint of prune jam. Strong, ripe tannins and surprisingly fresh acidity - crunchy, tectural and structured overall appearance. 14,5% alcohol remains well-hidden. Pronounced oak spice, bitter wood and some milk chocolate in the aftertaste with lingering flavors of fresh blackberries, pepper and overripe prunes. Bitter, long-lasting, oaky and astringent finish.

Really super-oaky stuff. Lots of everything, but above all else, oak. However, this seems to be in a dumb phase, where the fruit flavors seem muted, and so young, that the oak seems really unintegrated. However, the structure is definitely there and there is a lot of potential both in the fruit and in the body. Probably this will evolve into something more elegant and complex after a decade or two, because now the wine seems so heavily oaked it is practically unenjoyable. A wine for the cellar. (7211 views)
 Tasted by Rezy13 on 6/21/2014: Penfolds Tasting (Bin 75): Lots of vanilla, acetaldehyde, fainter fruit; intense on the palate, softer tannin, some heat, chocolate, blackberry, perfumed, grainy tannin; didn't scream ultra noble wine but I didn't hate drinking it; should prove to be an earlier drinking Grange but it may need a few years to shed this seemingly awkward phase it's in now. (8329 views)
 Tasted by KVM on 10/9/2013 & rated 93 points: Grange tasting at Divino, Calgary; 10/8/2013-10/9/2013 (Divino Bistro, Calgary): Inky. Bright blueberry, mint, menthol raspberry nose. Bright, juicy black raspberry fruit. Tannin is felt as soon as it hits my gums but it quickly smooths out. Salinity in the finish. Wow! (9285 views)
 Tasted by Mascarello59 on 9/5/2013 & rated 95 points: Quick taste at Hedonist wines. First, but hopefully not the last, taste of this legendary wine.
Blueberries, mint and slight fruit acidity on the nose. Such pure fruit! A lot lighter than expected as I had a heavy Aussie in mind. The taste is so clean but yet there is structure and fruit to make it last for a long time. The acidity rather than the tannins carries the wine. A knock out wine already, just wonder what it will become?!
95-96 p (6060 views)
 Tasted by CamWheeler on 9/5/2013 & rated 93 points: Langton's Classification Tasting (Carraigeworks, Sydney): Cedar, charcoal, spice and it's a quite pretty nose in a certain sort of way. Delicious black fruit envelops the oak on the palate. Very good acidity keeps the fruit from feeling overbearing. I really liked this despite its obvious youth. (8983 views)
 Tasted by Weinfreund JR on 1/18/2013 & rated 96 points: Almost better than sex! (4191 views)
 Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 1/18/2013 & rated 86 points: Mövenpick Tasting
Just some short notes, did not took the time to write full notes:
Light purple color (not as black as i thought), very closed nose, not very complex on the palate. Way too young? Not very appealing at the moment (5500 views)
 Tasted by fdub on 11/30/2012 & rated 95 points: Pop and pour. This absolutely needs years in the cellar. There are layers and layers of flavor hiding behind the surface that need time to emerge. The nose has baking spice, spearmint, and vanilla from the American oak. The palate is rich and stylish with dark fruit and spices with the oak present. The acidity adds great freshness. Tannins are silky smooth but very present. This is not fully integrated at this point. Should drink well for 20 years but I wouldn't touch for at least 5 more years. (3717 views)
 Tasted by DonalOB on 7/31/2012 & rated 93 points: Penfolds wine tasting (Watson's, Hong Kong): Apparently, all lots are blind-tasted before the blend is decided. 25-30 year minimum in the vineyards. The older vines almost always make it in. This goes through a 10 year 'tantrum'. This compares with St. Henri for the first 10 years then diverges.
This is very young and primary, still quite oaky. (3326 views)
 Tasted by startinoz on 5/7/2012 & rated 94 points: Briefly. It has a good nose. Rich, stewed black fruits and American oak tell you this is South Australian shiraz. The palate is rather closed at first, but does build to a crescendo back to where it was on the nose. Plenty of acid, but not a huge amount of tannins. The finish is long, but not particularly good. (4706 views)
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Penfolds

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About Us

Australia's winemaking history of less than two hundred years is brief by European measures though, like Europe, punctuated by periods of extreme success and difficult times. From the earliest winemaking days Penfolds has figured prominently and few would argue the importance of Penfolds’ influence on Australia’s winemaking psyche.

Without the influence of Penfolds the modern Australian wine industry would look very different indeed. Sitting comfortably outside of fad and fashion, Penfolds has taken Australian wine to the world on a grand stage and forged a reputation for quality that is without peer.

Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.

If there is anything traditional about Penfolds, it is the practice of constantly reviewing the wines it already does well, and continuously evolving and refining styles as vineyards mature and access to ever older and more varied vineyard sites improves.



Making The Best Possible Wine

At Penfolds, the role of the winemaker is to make the best possible wine within the constraints of each vintage. Penfolds’ house style emerged from a fortified-wine producing culture and evolved as a winemaking philosophy – a way of making wine – which has had a profound effect on the entire Australian wine industry.

The concept of multi-regional and vineyard blending, a feature of the Penfolds house style, is an amplification of the ‘all-round wine’. Without the constraints of a single vineyard, winemakers could choose the best possible fruit with the outstanding characteristics of each vineyard.

While American oak has played a central role in the development of Penfolds red wines, French oak has been increasingly used in the evolution of new wines – particularly RWT and Yattarna. Maturation in oak, which follows fermentation, is also key to the Penfolds house style.

The Penfolds approach to winemaking has percolated through the entire Australian wine industry over the last 50 years. The techniques employed in research and development of Penfolds wines are remarkable and many of the discoveries and innovations have had a lasting impact on winemaking thinking.



Winemakers

In Max Schubert, Don Ditter, John Duval and Peter Gago, Penfolds has nurtured four of Australia's great winemakers. They have passed the Chief Winemaker’s baton of responsibility for crafting some of Australia's most iconic wines, down through the past six decades.

Joining Peter Gago in the Penfolds winemaking team are Senior Red Winemaker Steve Lienert, Senior White Winemaker Kym Schroeter, and Red Winemakers Andrew Baldwin, Adam Clay, Stephanie Dutton and Matt Woo - also the Penfolds Fortified Winemaker. All members of the Penfolds winemaking team ensure that Penfolds’ reputation for outstanding quality is upheld.



Vineyards


Barossa Valley

Penfolds draws fruit from a combined vineyard area of 618 hectares in the Barossa region of South Australia. The Barossa is about 70 kilometres north of Adelaide and in 1911 Penfolds established a winery at Nuriootpa, completed in time for the 1913 vintage. The Barossa region is known for its relatively low rainfall with many vineyards dry grown on single wire trellising.


Magill Estate

The historic and heritage-protected Magill Estate Vineyard was established in 1844 by Dr Christopher Rawson and Mary Penfold—just eight years after the foundation of Adelaide. It was originally known as the Grange Vineyard, named after their new homestead ‘The Grange’, a cottage which still stands intact amongst the vines.


Eden Valley

Joseph Gilbert planted the first vines in the Eden Valley in 1842 and since that time the region has become synonymous with producing elegant riesling and complex shiraz. While its name suggests a concave nature, Eden Valley is actually a wide ridge, situated east of the Barossa Valley with an altitude ranging from 440 – 550 metres.


McLaren Vale

McLaren Vale is located approximately 40km to the south of Adelaide, with the vineyards in the region located between 6 and 15 kilometres from the Gulf of St Vincent. The elevation ranges from 50 to 350 metres above sea level. Penfolds has company owned vineyards throughout the region, using the fruit as blending components for premium red wines such as Grange and Bin 389.


Coonawarra

Penfolds has had a long history with the Coonawarra region, dating back to their first vineyard purchase in 1960. It is one of the most famous red wine regions in Australia with weathered limestone terra rossa soils, relatively cool climate and overall water availability. Coonawarra has played a significant role in many of Penfolds' multi-regional wines as well as the single region wines such as Bin 128.



James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Winery Of The Year 2014: Penfolds

Penfolds is Australia’s foremost winemaker, with an unbroken line dating back to its establishment in 1844 when medical practitioner Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold and wife Mary purchased ‘the delightfully situated and truly valuable of Mackgill … Comprising 500 acres (202 hectares) of the choicest land’. Here they built the house that still stands today, and within a few years had begun the winery and cellar on the site of today’s buildings at Magill Estate.


Mary took charge of winemaking, initially producing grenache prescribed by her husband as a tonic for anaemic patients. By 1870 she, son-in-law Thomas Hyland and cellar manager/winemaker Joseph Gillard had formed Penfolds & Co. With markets in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, their wine production was over one-third of South Australia’s total.


Growth continued unabated, and in 1945 Penfolds acquired the jewel of the Magill Vineyard, at that time the largest vineyard in South Australia. It now has 2100 hectares of vineyards, the largest share of Australia’s total. Two men came together in the 1950s to lay the foundation of Penfolds today: winemaker Max Schubert, and research chemist Ray Beckwith (who died shortly after his 100th birthday in 2012); indeed, their contribution transcended Penfolds to the entire Australian wine industry.


The architecture for the Penfolds wine portfolio of the twenty-first century was established in the 1960s, half a century ago. There has been growth, both in the range of labels and their price points, but it has been cleverly – indeed sensitively – managed; demand-driven growth has been achieved without any quality compromise whatsoever.


There is no possibility that the pre-eminence of Penfolds will ever be challenged by any other Australian wine business. Equally certain is that the Penfolds brand value will continue to gain ground on the world stage of all consumable products. If proof be needed, the overall quality of the wines in this Wine Companion is the best Penfolds has ever presented to the markets of the globe.

Author: James Halliday Jul 2013

2007 Penfolds Grange

Bin 95 Grange

Penfolds Media Release, Thursday May 3rd 2012
http://www.tweglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SC3789_Penfolds_Lux_2012_MediaRelease_FA_HR.pdf

Penfolds Grange

Langton's The Definitive Grange Guide (includes 2006 vintage)

http://www.langtons.com.au/images/pdfs/grange_guide.pdf




The Rewards of Patience (7th Edition)



Vintage Label Shiraz Cabernet

2010 Bin 95 Grange 96% 4%
2009 Bin 95 Grange 98% 2%
2008 Bin 95 Grange 98% 2%
2007 Bin 95 Grange 98% 2%
2006 Bin 95 Grange 98% 2%
2005 Bin 95 Grange 96% 4%
2004 Bin 95 Grange 96% 4%
2003 Bin 95 Grange 97% 3%
2002 Bin 95 Grange 98.5% 1.5%
2001 Bin 95 Grange 99% 1%
2000 Bin 95 Grange 100%
1999 Bin 95 Grange 100%
1998 Bin 95 Grange 97% 3%
1997 Bin 95 Grange 96% 4%
1996 Bin 95 Grange 94% 6%
1995 Bin 95 Grange 94% 6%
1994 Bin 95 Grange 89% 11%
1993 Bin 95 Grange 86% 14%
1992 Bin 95 Grange 90% 10%
1991 Bin 95 Grange 95% 5%
1990 Bin 95 Grange 95% 5%

1989 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 91% 9%
1988 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 94% 6%
1987 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%
1986 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 87% 13%
1985 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 99% 1%
1984 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 95% 5%
1983 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 94% 6%
1982 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 94% 6%
1981 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 89% 11%
1980 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 96% 4%
1979 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 87% 13%
1978 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%
1977 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 91% 9%
1976 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 89% 11%
1975 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%
1974 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 93% 7%
1973 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 98% 2%
1972 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%
1971 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 87% 13%
1970 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%

1969 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 95% 5%
1969 Bin 826 Grange Hermitage

1968 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 94% 6%
1968 Bin 826 Grange Hermitage

1967 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 94% 6%
1967 Bin 74 Grange Hermitage

1966 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 88% 12%
1966 Bin 72 Grange Hermitage
1966 Bin 71 Grange Hermitage

1965 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 95% 5%
1965 Bin 71 Grange Hermitage
1965 Bin 70 Grange Hermitage
1965 Bin 69 Grange Hermitage

1964 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%
1964 Bin 68 Grange Hermitage
1964 Bin 67 Grange Hermitage
1964 Bin 66 Grange Hermitage
1964 Bin 395 Grange Hermitage

1963 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 100%
1963 Bin 65 Grange Hermitage

1962 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 87% 13%
1962 Bin 456 Grange Hermitage
1962 Bin 59A Grange Hermitage
1962 Bin 59 Grange Hermitage

1961 Bin 395 Grange Hermitage 88% 12%
1961 Bin 395 Grange Hermitage

1960 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 92% 8%
1960 Bin 45 Grange Hermitage

1959 Bin 46 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%
1959 Bin 49 Grange Hermitage
1959 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage

1958 Bin 46 Grange Hermitage 94% 6%
1957 Bin 50 Grange Hermitage 88% 12%
1956 Bin 14 Grange Hermitage 96% 4%

1955 Bin 95 Grange Hermitage 90% 10%
1955 Bin 148A Grange Hermitage
1955 Bin 54 Grange Hermitage
1955 Bin 53 Grange Hermitage
1955 Bin 14 Grange Hermitage
1955 Bin 13 Grange Hermitage

1954 Bin 12 Grange Hermitage 98% 2%
1954 Bin 11 Grange Hermitage

1953 Bin 2 Grange Hermitage 87% 13%
1953 Bin 145 Grange Hermitage
1953 Bin 86C Grange Hermitage
1953 Bin 10 Grange Hermitage
1953 Bin 9 Grange Cabernet Sauvignon (Block 42) 100%

1952 Bin 4 Grange Hermitage 100%
1952 Bin 4A Grange Hermitage

1951 Bin 1 Grange Hermitage 100%


Shiraz Blend

Viognier

Grange

Penfold's Rewards Of Patience

http://www.grange.biz/library/rewards/bin-95-grange.pdf

Australia

Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)

South Australia

South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia)

 
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