PENFOLDS GRANGE BIN 95 VINTAGE 1990 - BOTTLED 1991

A SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST CELEBRATED WINE, PENFOLDS GRANGE BIN 95 FROM THE 1990 VINTAGE, BOTTLED IN 1991. THIS BOTTLE CARRIES A DEDICATION TO MAX SCHUBERT (1915-1994), THE LEGENDARY WINEMAKER WHO CREATED GRANGE AND ESTABLISHED IT AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST WINES.

IDENTIFICATION:
- PRODUCER: PENFOLDS WINES PTY LTD, MAGILL, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- WINE: GRANGE BIN 95
- VINTAGE: 1990
- BOTTLED: 1991
- ALCOHOL: 13.5% ABV
- BOTTLE FORMAT: STANDARD 750ML

LABEL AND PROVENANCE:
THE LABEL FEATURES THE DISTINCTIVE RED SCRIPT PENFOLDS GRANGE BRANDING WITH DETAILED TASTING NOTES AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION. THE DEDICATION TO MAX SCHUBERT ACKNOWLEDGES THE VISIONARY WINEMAKER WHOSE PIONEERING WORK IN THE 1950S ESTABLISHED GRANGE AS AUSTRALIA'S FLAGSHIP WINE. THE LABEL NOTES THAT GRANGE IS RECOGNISED AS AUSTRALIA'S MOST DISTINGUISHED WINE AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT WINES, DEVELOPED BY MAX SCHUBERT DURING THE 1951 VINTAGE AND MADE FROM GRAPES GROWN AT SELECTED VINEYARDS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

CONDITION:
THE FOIL CAPSULE SHOWS MINOR OXIDATION AND CREASING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE LABEL REMAINS INTACT WITH MINOR FOXING AND AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION TYPICAL OF A BOTTLE OF THIS VINTAGE. FILL LEVEL IS APPROPRIATE FOR A WINE OF THIS AGE. NO LEAKAGE OR SEEPAGE IS EVIDENT. THE BOTTLE REPRESENTS A WELL-PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC AUSTRALIAN WINE.

NOTE:
THIS 1990 VINTAGE GRANGE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY, BEING ONE OF THE FINAL RELEASES BEFORE MAX SCHUBERT'S PASSING IN 1994. COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN WINE AND PENFOLDS ENTHUSIASTS REGARD GRANGE AS THE DEFINITIVE EXPRESSION OF AUSTRALIAN WINEMAKING EXCELLENCE. THE 1990 VINTAGE IS NOTED AS A STRONG YEAR FOR THE REGION.

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

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

991761+7

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