Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz 1988 South Australia – 94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet, Re Corking Clinic 2025, 94 Points. This exceptional Australian Shiraz showcases blackberry, mint, blackcurrant, praline, prune, dark plum, vanilla, mocha, dark chocolate, supple graphite tannins, aristocratic structure, elegant, lingering, controlled, drinking now-2030.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Medium crimson with brilliant clarity, showcasing the wine's quality and maturation characteristic of this exceptional 1988 Grange, crafted from grapes grown in Barossa Valley, Padthaway and McLaren Vale during an ideal South Australian summer.
Aroma
Praline, prune, dark plum aromas with vanilla, mocha notes. The nose reveals regulation fruit flavour, prettied up by rose-like nuances, creating a sophisticated aromatic profile that reflects the wine's aristocratic structure.
Palate
The palate is rich and buoyant with sweet dark chocolate, prune, vanilla flavours and supple, graphite tannins. Sweet hit of fruity blackberry through the palate, bolstered by mint and blackcurrant. Builds up chewy firm, long and sweet at the finish. The tannin structure gives it a sense of aristocracy. This is a very fine Grange – elegant, lingering, structured and controlled.
Pairs With
This elegant mature Grange pairs beautifully with aged beef, roast lamb, game meats, mature cheeses or rich stews, with the wine's supple graphite tannins, dark chocolate and aristocratic structure making it an excellent choice for special occasions and fine dining experiences.
Wine Critic Review:
"Sweet hit of fruity blackberry through the palate, bolstered by mint and blackcurrant. Regulation fruit flavour, prettied up by rose-like nuances. I very much like the tannin structure of this wine. It gives it a sense of aristocracy. Apart from the gentle run of mint, I reckon this is a very fine Grange. Elegant, lingering, structured and controlled."
94 Points - Campbell Mattinson, November 2007
Drinking Window: Now-2030
This wine was involved in the Penfolds Re Corking Clinic 2025. The images are not of the exact bottle.
