Reviews:

99/100 points - Jay S Miller - The Wine Advocate

The 2004 vintage was outstanding in Barossa, McLaren Vale, and Magill, the regions where the grapes were sourced for the marvelous 2004 Grange. It contains 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and was aged for 16 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it displays a superb nose of wood smoke, Asian spices, incense, game, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Medium to full-bodied, satin textured, with deeply layered, succulent blackberry, plum, and chocolate flavors, it has the structure and complexity to merit extended cellaring of a decade and more. The winery estimates a drinking curve of 2016 to 2050; I'd be a bit more conservative on the long end of the range. It will ultimately be seen as one of the great vintages of Grange.

98/100 points - James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

Saturated purple-crimson colour; has an amazing depth to the bouquet, oak and black fruits already seamlessly woven; the longer you spend inhaling the aromas, the more you learn about the wine within, in much the same way as a Grand Cru red burgundy. The palate delivers all that the bouquet promises, and then some; it has absolutely perfect proportions to the river of flavours running through blackberry, Satsuma plum, licorice and spice; the tannins are quite active, but totally balanced and ripe. Cork.
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Penfolds Grange stands unmatched among Australian red wines for its esteemed reputation, unwavering quality, and well-documented aging potential. As the flagship of Penfolds’ red portfolio, this Shiraz is richly textured, full-bodied, and crafted for extended cellaring. The meticulous winemaking begins with carefully selected grapes from low-yielding, mature Shiraz vines, followed by precise fermentation and rigorous oak aging. Its signature character emerges from the perfect balance of ripe Shiraz fruit and elegant American oak influence.