Descripción

Desde las primeras añadas el objetivo de Grange ha sido el mismo: elaborar un gran vino tinto de Australia a partir de los mejores frutos de shiraz de la cosecha. Esta ambición es recogida en esta añada 2020. Nos encontramos ante un vino con cuerpo, complejo y equilibrado, con una inmensa capacidad de guarda. Un tesoro para los más pacientes.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Penfolds
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2020
Grado
14.5% vol.
Variedad
97% Syrah, 3% Cabernet sauvignon
Otros formatos disponibles:
Origen
South Australia

Cata

Vista
Color rojo profundo y brillante.
Nariz
Notas de frutos negros, coulis de bayas y chocolate.
Boca
Fresco y equilibrado. Amplio y lleno, acompañado de taninos suaves y acidez justa.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Los viñedos está situados en cuatro zonas diferentes: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale y Clare Valley.
Clima
Una añada de bajos rendimientos y calidad sobresaliente, con taninos firmes y sabores intensos.
Envejecimiento
Crianza durante 20 meses en barricas de roble americano.

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

Blackberry, blueberry, graphite and terra cotta aromas. Medium-bodied with clarity, focus and very fine tannins that are polished and caressing. One of the most refined and textural Granges I have had in a long time. The tannins are very resolved. This is mostly Barossa and McLaren Vale with some Claire Valley. 3% cabernet sauvignon. Very drinkable now, but will age beautifully.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2020 Grange comprises 97% Shiraz and the balance Cabernet Sauvignon from McLaren Vale (48%), Barossa Valley (40%) and Clare Valley (12%), and it matured for 20 months in American oak hogsheads, 100% new. While the metric of regions changes each season and the proportion of Shiraz changes slightly, the élevage and style remain the same. Aromatically, the wine is black and savory, with crushed ant, black peppercorn, blueberry, blackberry and licorice/aniseed. In the mouth, the wine feels lighter than some other vintages on release. There is something like clarity and perhaps a little hole in the mid-palate—it sits like clarity or less density and also features as breathing space. A nice wine, it is lighter than the preceding 2019. Both vintages had their challenges, but this 2020 season has yielded an "easier" feeling wine.