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Grange La Chapelle 2022 rushed to market

Penfolds has rushed its most controversial wine to market, ahead of its own embargo. Campbell Mattinson on the $3,500 Grange La Chapelle 2022 — and why the hurry.

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Penfolds Grange Shiraz 2020: Review & Mini Vertical of Penfolds Grange 2009, 1999 and 1989

The wines themselves are in great shape, more consistently excellent than ever, but the story of Penfolds has become about head office, about luxury for luxury’s sake, and about wine scores. The score is a story, for sure, but it’s everyone’s story and because it is, it eventually wears thin.

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2024 Penfolds Collection: Analysis

The story of Penfolds has become muddled over the years but as the 2024 Penfolds Collection so ably proves, the Penfolds wines themselves are in great shape, more consistently excellent than ever.

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