Strong yet tempermental grape and deep berry flavours are the hallmarks of Grange, and the Penfolds winemakers have maintained the magic. Grange 2000 is an excellent example of the style transcending a most challenging South Australian vintage. Oak plays a supportive role, perfectly integrated and absorbed. This is a wine of admirable balance and poise. As in most south-eastern districts, some rain fell between Christmas and New Year, followed by very dry and very hot conditions until March. Crops were down by 2 to 40%, yielding exclusive parcels of superior Grange quality fruit in the Barossa. This wine was aged for eighteen months in new American oak hogsheads. Alcohol 14.0% Acidity 6.80g/L pH 3.59.