Penfolds - Grange 1986

Bewertungen

• 20/20

  Weinwisser
  "Tiefes Purpur, extrem dicht mit sanft schwarzen Reflexen. Reduktives, geballtes Bouquet, viel würzige Tiefe, Trüffelspuren und dunkles Edelholz. Im Gaumen extremes, junges Konzentrat mit ungestümer Adstringenz. Ein grosser, legendärer Grange, noch völlig verschlossen, wird sich erst in etwa zehn Jahren so richtig zeigen."

• 99/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  "Blackberry liqueur, pepper, earth, spice and leaf aromas produce a pungent perfume, This wine is huge. It's packed and stacked with layers of intense, ripe dark fruit. This is full boded, powerful and finishes with wave after wave of dense, packed and staked fruit. This is about power, purity and intensity, not elegance. That being said, it's a world class wine with remarkable character and an endless finish."

• 98+/100

  The Wine Advocate
  "One of my favorite wines from Penfolds, the 1986 (a blend of 87% Shiraz and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon) is one of the most powerful Granges produced (14+% alcohol). At age 23, it reminds me of the way it tasted around 9 years of age. Inky/purple to the rim with an extraordinary perfume of sweet licorice, crushed pepper, blackberry liqueur, camphor, and barbecue spices, this sensationally full-bodied, concentrated, layered 1986 is still an infant in terms of its ultimate potential. It is remarkable how this wine has aged, and it’s hard to believe how certain wine geeks will subscribe to the aging ability of the Grange, but don’t believe the same is true for other old vine Shiraz wines from the Barossa and McLaren Vale. It just doesn’t make any sense. The 1986 is one of the greatest Granges for my palate, and it appears to still have 25-30 years of upside."

• 98/100

  Decanter
  "Initially a bit closed and blocky, with time in the glass all the components open up to amplify its best attributes and achieve lovely harmony – and sits so easily in the presence of luscious comfort food such as lamb shank. This vintage shows a leap in sophistication for the style, managing to obtain a silky smoothness through the long, slinky palate while still allowing tarry black fruit notes to peek through the floorboards. This beast still has a distance to travel."

• 98/100

  Wine Spectator
  "Approaching full maturity, this has developed into a huge mouthful of cherry, raspberry, plum, prune, anise and mineral flavors that keep expanding on the palate."

• 97/100

  Falstaff
  "Kräftiges Karmingranat, gute Farbtiefe, dezente Randaufhellung. Ein Hauch von Goudron und Gewürznelken, feiner Florentinertouch, erinnert in Zügen an den Mouton 1945, ungemein stoffig, schokoladig, voller kaltem Rauch und Nougat, unendlich lang, genau so soll er sein, extraktsüß und noch mit enormen Zukunftspotenzial ausgestattet."

• 96/100

  James Suckling
  "In a great place and aging so well, this has arrived at a fully mature moment, with earthy elements, as well as leather and spiced dried plums. Some flesh on the palate with ripe blackberries, set on super fine tannins. Complete. Drink now."