2016 Grange
Vintage reviews
Sophisticated and sculptured – a dynamic oscillation between muscularity/solidity and polish/sleekness. Grange.
Peter Gago, Penfolds chief winemaker
99/100
The 2016 Grange includes 3% Cabernet Sauvignon and was sourced from Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Clare Valley, with a little bit from Magill Estate, in the suburbs of Adelaide.
Aged in 100% new American oak (as always), it offers up trademark lifted aromas plus scents of vanilla, toasted coconut, cedar, raspberries and blackberries.
Impressively concentrated and full-bodied, with an extraordinarily long, velvety finish, it's nevertheless reasonably fresh and tight, with decades of cellaring potential if properly stored.
Certainly at least on a par with such vintages as 2010 and 2012, the big question is whether it will ultimately reach triple digits.
Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, www.robertparker.com, July 2020
18.5++/20
Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, June 2020
98/100
David Sly, Decanter, www.decanter.com, July 2020
20+/20
Matthew Jukes, www.matthewjukes.com, July 2020
100/100
Ken Gargett, The World of Fine Wine Magazine, www.worldoffinewine.com