Bottles labelled Bin numbers 71, 72 and 95. "A great Grange, and certainly the best bottle I have had out of four different tastings, this large-scaled Grange showed a huge nose of cigar box, licorice, coffee, mocha, caramel, plum, and currant, and in the mouth, fabulous concentration, plenty of glycerin, wonderful freshness, and superb delineation for a wine that is 35 years of age. A very long finish of close to 40 seconds is also impressive. Pristine bottles should continue to drink well for at least another decade" -eRobertParker.com

Penfolds 1956 Grange is extremely rare - a curio and valuable collector’s item. Well cellared bottles may show fully developed fruit and lacy tannins but most are past their best. A lighter Grange which spent less time (about nine months) in oak and was bottled early. Bottles labelled Bin numbers 14 and 53. The 1956 included a small amount (4 per cent) of Cabernet Sauvignon. From humble beginnings in the 1950s, Grange has maintained it's place as Australia's most prestigious red wine, and one of history's most unique

Grange is likely to remain positioned as Australia's flagship wine, many vintages far into the future. When Max Schubert embarked on his voyage of discovery and innovation during the late 1940s, the fledgling wine industry was relatively amateurish and fragmented. Winemaker John Duval's contribution to the evolution of Grange has also been critical. His stewardship has probably seen the greatest developments and innovation in viticulture and winemaking. A remarkable vintage Grange is the 1997, considering it's place between the great 1996 and 1998 editions

260 cases of this wine were produced. This is the first Grange to incorporate wine from the Kalimna region in the Barossa. This was a revelation. An astonishing, great wine with remarkable vigor and freshness, this wine has a dark garnet color with considerable amber at the edge. A sweet nose of mushrooms, roasted herbs, tar, red and black fruits, and underbrush is followed by a wine with considerable opulence, flesh, and vivacity. The wine has terrific harmony and a long finish. It is an amazing effort that should continue to drink well" -Robert Parker Feb 2002

Grange’s aesthetic quality and remarkable aging potential is the stuff of legends” -Andrew Caillard MW. 1967 Grange, labelled very plainly as Penfolds Claret, won the Jimmy Watson for the best one-year-old red in 1968. 1965 Grange had already claimed the same trophy two years previously. The first Grange to use grapes from the Clare Valley, considered at the time to be in a lighter style, Max Schubert considered the 1967 to be underrated and excellent. Individual bottles from the vintage are labelled as Bin 74 or Bin 95

A very great Grange vintage. "Very balanced, long-term Grange. Penetrative and focused blackberry, raspberry and cassis-like fruit. Very sumptuous, youthful and astringent, built on some high quality fruit underpinned by sweetly integrated oak" -JeremyOliver.com, "I have been fortunate to have this wine nearly a dozen times, and I have consistently rated it 96-100. Moreover, the wine is still a baby and ideally in need of another 3-5 years of cellaring. A current as well as future legend, this is a Grange to kill for" -eRobert Parker.com Feb 2002