Penfolds Grange Bin 95 Shiraz 2018

Only the sixth Grange to be 100% Shiraz. About half the average volume. 79% Barossa, 19% McLaren Vale, 2% Magill Estate. 17 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads with AB John. TA 6.6 g/l, pH 3.68. Shiraz is ripening earlier so that played into their hands. Intense nose. Thick and still jagged but there is lots of intensity there. Masses of tannin. Some tarriness. This is definitely in the Grange style - presumably the Cabernet just didn't get nearly ripe enough. Selection must have been particularly difficult - especially considering the sky-high price for this wine.