Penfolds - Grange 1971 (high Shoulder)

Penfolds Grange 1971: Medium deep brick red. A classic Penfolds year with an unusually low alcohol content of around 12.3%*. The wine is immensely complex and mature with lifted smoked meat/dark chocolate/mocha/liquorice/kelp aromas. A silky smooth, richly flavoured palate with dark chocolate/espresso coffee/tobacco/cedar fruit, underlying vanillin nuances and fine, lacy satin tannins. Finishes sinuous, long and bittersweet. This is a great Grange but bottles are increasingly variable, ranging from the frail to the fresh and sublime.
87% shiraz, 13% cabrnert savuignon.

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