Penfolds Grange 2009 $499 Per Bottle at Dan Murphy's Only for 2 days
- Australia's most celebrated wine, Penfolds Grange is the epitome of Australian wine royalty, and a heritage listed icon of South Australia. Max Schubert, the man responsible for the creation of Grange, first made what is now the flagship…
- Halliday Winery of the Year 2014
- Limit 2 per Customer
Langtons is selling for $659
Winemarket Selling for $695
Wait .. I thought we had solved that problem by everyone pouring ice water over their heads :p
The executives at ALS are the literally the target market for Grange.
The CEO, on $339,000 a year + bonus's, thanks you for your contribution also. (BTW, that was last year… wait until the 3500% extra revenue gets factored in over the next couple of years..)
You could argue this same point about any form of expenditure.
Good point. I think it is especially relevant when were talking luxury goods like sports cars, expensive electronics $500 bottles of wine.
Or home computers with high speed Internet… Oh wait…
On big piles of money surrounded by many beautiful ladies
And there are thousands of people who starve to death every single day that you could help feed, but you're more interested in $2000 Macbooks
Bam!
Sick lama said in that post that they wouldn't buy such a computer.
black skivvy anyone?
How does it taste? Anyone had a Grange care to share their experience?
Big, strong flavours of mocha and chocolate are intertwined with dark fruits like plums and blackberries.
That's some expensive lattes, cocoa beans and fruit for the $$$. Would love to try some before I drop off the earth though.
lol
Good wine, no doubt.
Worth $499? - serious doubt.
There is serious doubt that much Grange is actually drunk, it's mostly a collectible that gets sold and resold typically at auction.
My mum was a keen wine nut, and bought a stack way back in the 70's and 80's when they were probably more like $5 or $10 per bottle. Stopped when they went over $20. At the time still not cheap compared to others, but maybe only twice the price. She and my dad didn't drink it all, so we are lucky to still have some left and open one every now and then. Definitely great to drink when they have age to them, but collecting them as an investment I just don't understand. It's like buying a high end sports car and not driving it.
Now are they worth $499, let alone the RRP of over $600? No. No way. You can get some truly great wine for under $30, and a bottle of current Grange is not twenty times better - if you are thinking about drinking it. I'd hesitate even for investment as if it's not cellared properly then it could end up being worthless. Me, if I had that amount of $$ to spare and wanted something for a special occasion I would spend it on a bottle of Grange with some more age to it eg http://www.winehouse.com.au/ShowWines.asp?pID=14386. Frankly, they don't start to be that enjoyable until after they have 15 to 20 years to them and have had the chance to develop. Before then you are drinking wine that just has the potential of being great….
I haven't had this vintage, but I have tried a few Granges. Note I am far from a wine expert.
Grange is mainly a Shiraz. It has a very full-bodied, pronounced flavour. A cheap shiraz will taste more "watery" and have fewer flavours when you first taste it and after you have swallowed.
There are alternatives which are in the same ballpark if you want a less costly similar wine to try.
Examples at the $100 a bottle range would be Penfolds RWT or St Henri, Henschke Mount Edelstone, Hardy's Eileen Hardy and plenty of options from boutique wineries.
If you want a similar style at the bottom price range, try Mount Pleasant Philips Shiraz. It is under $20 a bottle, but is made in the same style and is aged a few years before it is released, giving it a hint of the flavour subtleties in a wine like Grange.
Obviously, a $20 wine can't substitute for a $500 one, but if you don't find the cheapy appealing, you probably won't like the Grange.
Does this taste any good mixed with sprite? I'm running out of blue label and coke…
Sangria mix eh
GOD, we must be brothers from different moms.
a good second bottle to go with those $2 clearskins from dan murphhys last week
Does make a good casserole though
Be careful if giving this to someone as a present, people are known to forget about such things ….
2009 vintage is supposedly subpar compared to the 2008 - article below states the $90 Penfolds St Henri is a better buy.
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/penfolds-2009-grange-g…
Damn, limit of 2 bottles per customer..I was hoping for a dozen!
Not 10x better than the $49 2009 St Henri I can guarantee!
Wasn't this on Vinomofo the other day for $14 a bottle?
This bottles are not for drinking. You buy them as a gift for the premier…then you can build a casino and smoke inside :-)
How people can spend this amount of money on a bottle of wine when there are millions of people without access to clean drinking water is beyond me.