1990 Grange
Vintage reviews
Voted Red Wine of the Year by Wine Spectator magazine in December 1995.
The 1990 Penfolds Grange is one of the best rivalling the classic vintages of 1955, 1962 and 1971.
Sourced from the Barossa Valley, Clare Valley and Coonawarra. Shiraz (95%), Cabernet Sauvignon (5%).
Matured in new American oak hogsheads for 18 months.
John Duval, Penfolds chief winemaker
94/100
The 1990 is the greatest, most complete and richest Grange since the monumental 1986. It rivals the 1986, 1982, 1981, and 1980 as the finest "young" Grange.
The wine's opaque purple color is followed by a sweet nose of jammy black-raspberry and cassis fruit intermingled with scents of minerals, licorice, and toasty oak.
Extremely full-bodied, with that layered, multi-dimensional feel that sets a truly profound Grange apart from just an outstanding one, the wine is fabulously concentrated, unctuous, and with a finish that lasts over 50 seconds.
It is oh, so young, and in need of 5-10 years of cellaring. It should last through the first two decades of the 21st century.
Robert M. Parker Jr., Wine Advocate #100, August 1995
98/100
Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 31 January 1997
97/100
Jeremy Oliver, www.jeremyoliver.com