{"product_id":"1998-penfolds-grange","title":"1998 Penfolds Grange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA blend of 97% Shiraz and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from the Kalimna Vineyard and other sites in the Barossa Valley, Magill Estate in Adelaide, and Padthaway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1998 vintage was an exceptional one, and the only regret chief winemaker Peter Gago has is that they didn't produce and of their legendary 'special bin' \u003c\/span\u003ebottlings that vintage.  The reason for this was not that the fruit was not of the requisite standard, but in fact the opposite - there was too much great fruit!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe occasional 'special bin' bottlings are produced when there's something unique and extraordinary in a particular parcel of fruit.  Because 1998 was such a consistent vintage, nothing really stood out as being significantly better or different to the usual and other parcels of fruit.  So the standard of the top bottles - being Grange, Bin 707, RWT and St Henri - was so high that it could not really be envisaged how there was an opportunity for the production of distinctive 'special bin' bottlings that would tell a different story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penfolds","offers":[{"title":"750ml \/ Grange","offer_id":54062951334171,"sku":"125497","price":1095.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/0457\/7307\/files\/penfolds_grange_1998.jpg?v=1790747459","url":"https:\/\/finewinemerchant.com.au\/products\/1998-penfolds-grange","provider":"Fine Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}