89/100
3.5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Very old colour, medium light brick with tawny edge. Dusty peppery aged nose; starting to get old and simplify a touch. Still firm tannins to close. Just a trifle rustic.
Tasted: 28/09/2007
Drink: N/A
90 Points Robert Parker
A blend of 94% Shiraz and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine showed a very intriguing nose of caramel, coffee, cedar, tobacco, cassis, underbrush, and pepper. The wine is ripe, full-bodied, very well-balanced, soft, and elegant, but clearly not a blockbuster in the style most people associate with Grange. It is fully mature, but then I thought so six years ago, and yet the wine''s overall harmony has served it well. Drink it up.
Source: Robert Parker (eRobertParker.com) by Robert M. Parker, Jr. January, 2002
RP 90 points: "A blend of 94% Shiraz and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine showed a very intriguing nose of caramel, coffee, cedar, tobacco, cassis, underbrush, and pepper. The wine is ripe, full-bodied, very well-balanced, soft, and elegant, but clearly not a blockbuster in the style most people associate with Grange. It is fully mature, but then I thought so six years ago, and yet the wine's overall harmony has served it well. Drink it up.||Imported by Southcorp Wines North America, Monterey, CA"
90 points. Source: Robert Parker (eRobertParker.com) "February, 2002" by Robert Parker
note: this bottle may seep a bit during shipping, which is normal for older or ullaged bottles