Description / Reviews
"The most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is one of the world’s most celebrated wines and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully ripe, intensely flavoured, and structured Shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between Shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia." - Winemaker Notes
"There are times when a tasting of an icon wine can leave you slightly underwhelmed. This was not one of those times. Standing out like an A-lister in a spotlight among the 2026 Collection releases, this 75th anniversary vintage of Grange deserves every standing ovation the audience can give. Coming from a cool growing season – 'I always like the cooler years,' shares chief winemaker Peter Gago – 2022 blends fruit from Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Coonawarra, spending 18 months in new American oak hogsheads. Already offering so much aromatically, with a finely detailed nose that layers rose petals and spice with meaty and earthy tones; so fresh and harmonious. With just 3% of Cabernet in the mix, the palate showcases absolute purity of Shiraz fruit; somehow managing to combine plushness with elegance and vivid energy. Yes, you can deconstruct the impeccable tannins and trademark Grange volatile acidity; but I suspect you'll be swept up in the effortless balance and lingering finish of a wine that already feels so complete, though it also has decades ahead of it. Bravo! Released at £600." - 100 Points, Julie Sheppard, Decanter
"Single-region Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed with a portion fermented and matured on solids; eight months in French oak barriques (58% new, 31% one-year-old). Lovely depth from the outset with toasted nuts and stonefruit blossom tones sitting deep in the glass. The floral elements build into the perfume adding further prettiness. There’s a mineral element in the mix adding shape and intrigue, while the fruit emerges more with air in the form of white peach and nectarine. An underlay of flint adds to the array of complexity. It’s quite textural in the mouth — creamy and glossy — with nice concentration and structure to match. Cedar spice, green pear, toasted nuts, nectarine and a touch of preserved lemon salinity. The power through the finish is noteworthy, driving long with confidence and poise as saline-drenched acidity freshens and elongates. This is at once deep and driving, while also preserving a sense of levity and freshness. A classy wine. 2026 – 2066." - 98 Points, Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
"There’s a brightness to this release, redcurrants and plums, red cherries even, semblances of dried herbs, saltbush, mace, peppercorns. Crushed ant character is apparent here both on the nose and on the palate but it rolls through with graphite and all that red brightness. Great tannin to this release. Great integration to the oak, which comes across like powdered milk chocolate but which has settled extraordinarily well. I kept coming back to the tannin of this wine. It has grunt for certain but it’s the spread; swallowing here is like watching a storm roll through in reverse. It just keeps cascading on, impacting as it goes. It’s a cooler year, it’s not a blockbuster, it’s more 1999 than 1998, but it has length and tannin like you wouldn’t believe and for that, I think it’s a ripper." - 98 Points, Campbell Mattinson
