The 2022 Penfolds Grange is stated at 14.5% alcohol – and by my published figures, that makes it the 18th consecutive vintage at 14.5%, and the 27th straight at 14% or more. A cool year, and the same number as ever. Here's the note, and the full data. [Penfolds Grange 2022 Stated at 14.5%]
Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
