PENFOLDS GRANGE HERMITAGE 1983 VINTAGE - BIN 95, BOTTLED 1985

A SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST CELEBRATED RED WINE, THIS 1983 VINTAGE GRANGE HERMITAGE REPRESENTS A MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PENFOLDS' FLAGSHIP WINE. THE 1983 VINTAGE IS HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT, AS IT MARKS A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IN GRANGE PRODUCTION WHEN THE WINE WAS STILL OCCASIONALLY LABELLED AS HERMITAGE, A NOMENCLATURE THAT WOULD BE PHASED OUT IN SUBSEQUENT DECADES.

IDENTIFICATION AND PROVENANCE:
- MAKER: PENFOLDS WINES PTY LTD, TEMPE, NSW
- VINTAGE: 1983
- BOTTLED: 1985
- BIN NUMBER: 95 (THE TRADITIONAL GRANGE DESIGNATION)
- LABEL DESCRIPTION: CREAM-COLOURED LABEL WITH RED PRINTED TEXT DESCRIBING GRANGE HERMITAGE AS 'GENERALLY RECOGNISED AS AUSTRALIA'S FINEST RED WINE' AND DETAILING THE WINE'S DEVELOPMENT COMMENCING WITH THE 1952 VINTAGE UNDER MAX SCHUBERT'S DIRECTION
- ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.9% ALC/VOL
- BOTTLE SIZE: 750 ML

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE BOTTLE PRESENTS IN FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE RED WAX CAPSULE EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION WITH EXTENSIVE SURFACE CRACKING AND DISCOLOURATION TYPICAL OF FOUR DECADES OF AGING. THE PAPER LABEL, WHILST REMAINING LEGIBLE, DISPLAYS FOXING, STAINING, AND MINOR EDGE WEAR. THE GLASS ITSELF IS SOUND WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR DAMAGE. WINE LEVEL APPEARS NOTABLY LOW, SUGGESTING POTENTIAL CORK COMPROMISE OR EVAPORATION DURING EXTENDED STORAGE. VISIBLE SEDIMENT IS PRESENT WITHIN THE BOTTLE, CONSISTENT WITH THE WINE'S AGE AND NATURAL DEVELOPMENT.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THE 1983 VINTAGE GRANGE HERMITAGE IS A COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE FROM A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD IN AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY. GRANGE HERMITAGE IS GENERALLY RECOGNISED AS AUSTRALIA'S FINEST RED WINE AND HAS RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. THIS WINE DEVELOPED UNDER MAX SCHUBERT'S DIRECTION, COMMENCING WITH THE 1952 VINTAGE, AND REPRESENTS THE CONTINUATION OF THE BORDEAUX REGION'S MATURATION PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL TO PENFOLDS' WINE-MAKING TECHNIQUE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRANGE HERMITAGE MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN AUSTRALIAN WINE-MAKING TRADITION, COMBINING PENFOLDS' SKILL AND DEDICATION WITH MAX SCHUBERT'S FORESIGHT.

NOTE: THIS BOTTLE IS OFFERED AS A COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY. THE LOW WINE LEVEL AND CONDITION OF THE CAPSULE SUGGEST THIS BOTTLE SHOULD BE ASSESSED BY A WINE SPECIALIST PRIOR TO CONSUMPTION. GRANGE HERMITAGE SHOULD ALWAYS BE DECANTED BEFORE SERVING.

Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 8cm, Depth: 8cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

991761+2

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