Penfolds Grange - 1999 (750ml) David Grey dark chocolate and roasted herbs

dark chocolate and roasted herbs

The dark garnet-colored 1961 Haut-Brion is pure perfection

spice box and Grave-like scorched earth and barbecue notes are present in this full-bodied

Tasted May 2013

but there's amazing finesse and refinement to the texture

Penfolds Grange - 1999 (750ml) David Grey dark chocolate and roasted herbsDense ruby purple to the edge, with a bouquet of blackberries, mulberries, and floral like aromas, and medium to full body, the 1999 has an acid punch, but also tremendous layers of fruit and extract. Not massive, but elegant and nicely layered, it requires another 2 3 years of cellaring, and should last for 12 15 years. Robert Parker 92 points