Tasting Notes
Wine Advocate 98
Made from fruit coming predominantly from the Barossa Valley this year (97%) and containing 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2006 Grange has been added to my list of favorite recent vintages. Deep garnet-purple colored, it’s still a little youthfully mute, offering notes of warm cherries, black currants, anise, coffee and toast with underlying hints of soy, yeast extract, black olives and Indian spices. Tight-knit and solidly structured on the medium to full-bodied palate, the concentrated fruit is densely coiled around the firm grainy tannins and very crisp acidity at this stage, but promises something very special in the years to come. It finishes very long, complex and layered with the cedar poking through the fruit purity. Patience is required for this vintage; it should begin opening out around 2016 and drink to 2030+. Importer: Treasury Wine Estates, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 259-4500
Anticipated maturity: 2016-2030
JancisRobinson.com 17.5
Bottles sourced from within the UK.Bottle 1: Looks older than the 2004 but it s still vibrant in terms of fruit, even if still a bit chewy.Bottle 2: Just a little fresher than the first pour but basically the same strong liquorice notes. A tad severe. (Nick Ryan arguing it should be elevated to top division of Grange.) (JR)
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2052
