Mid Lemon in colour. Quite a complex yet correct modern Chardonnay showing grapefruit and nuts. This ticks all the boxes and punches above its weight for $40. Shows again how the Adelaide Hills is an excellent district for Chardonnay. I hope the recent bushfires up there have not been too damaging @Scott Rowe Named in honour of Max Schubert who was Penfolds winemaker from 1948 to 1975 and the creator of Grange. — 5 years ago
The condition of the bottle was remarkable - the wine was fresh and crisp, like the day it was bottled. Bright with a tinge of green, no signs of TDN at all. Only the mellowed acidity gave any indication of age. Insane!
Despite all that, the wine itself was rather disappointing. Not really complex or deep, and finish was quite short. I guess it did come from a tough vintage. However, it had the classic Grunhaus lightness - drinking more like a kabi than spat. In conclusion, an easy fun drink that fell below expectations. — 6 years ago
A great value buy from GL at $13 bin end sale. Previous bottle was great. This one accidently frozen for 4 hrs couple weeks ago when forgotten in freezer for BYOW dinner, then thawed. Opened 9/9/18. Acidic and minerals on palate after impression of rocks and stone fruits and lemon on nose. Long acidic finish. Great with shrimp and should be for seafoods and others. Too bad likely last bottle. — 7 years ago
2009 vintage and way better than I even imagined. — 8 years ago
I have a special love for penfolds! This has so much aging potential , definitely will buy another bottle and save it for the next five years to drink
Dark red !! fine and well balanced tannins. Cranberry, plums, peppery, with a long earthy taste at the end
Plus the bottle design was cool! — 5 years ago
Lime and green apples on the nose. Sweet, fresh and concentrated. A bit to sweet for my taste. Not a huge fan of spatlese. — 6 years ago
distr: darwina — 6 years ago
Nice wine. A bit more powerful of a style. Bottled just a few weeks ago - quite fresh. Finish was a bit thin at first but with some air firmed up and the acid made itself know. Mouth filling with good fruit and acidity, and a bit of earth. — 7 years ago
Drier than one would expect. Roasted pineapple and salt with a lovely nose of rubber hose. — 7 years ago
Apples, stones, bone dry. Green note. Food is requisite. — 8 years ago
Smokey and berries — 5 years ago
Straw hues; bouquet of white flowers, notes of honey, mango, and dried apricot on the nose; palate is moderated with lively acidity and delicate pear notes. Subtle effervescence. #mosel #germanwines #rieslingfix #maximingrünhauser #vdp #vonschubert — 6 years ago
Oh boy...that’s how a like a ripe Riesling! Acid still strong, sweet hints of age. — 6 years ago
Lovely chalk and pear, particle metallic sugar taste, light yellow, dances — 6 years ago
Jordgubbe, persika, sirap, sött med en del syra — 7 years ago
Peter Falk
Stabil producent, levererar alltid. Den här är klockren, superelegant fruktdrycker Pinot. Värd varenda krona. — 4 years ago