1988 Grange

Sourced from the Barossa Valley (including the Kalimna Vineyard), Padthaway and McLaren Vale. Shiraz (94%), Cabernet Sauvignon (6%).

Matured in new American oak hogsheads for 18 months.

John Duval, Penfolds chief winemaker

91/100

Still monolithic, this opaque purple colored wine possesses an earthy, cassis scented nose that has not begun to reveal any complexity or nuances.

Full bodied, with high tannin, this closed, thick, unctuous, typical Grange will reward those with patience.

Give it 5–6 more years of cellaring.

Robert M. Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #100, August 1995

91/100

Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 31 January 1997

91/100

Jeremy Oliver, www.jeremyoliver.com