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5/4/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 98 Points
Just about perfect. Big and rich this is presenting as still young and is by far and away the youngest 1982 Grange I have had. Spicy blackberry and long with red fruits and white pepper. There is also vanilla, cedar and leather, showing that it has at least aged a bit! There is also quite a strong menthol/eucalyptus note here. Long and complex. This bottle would urge you to wait another 5 to 10 years. Others I have had are absolutely at their prime now. So if you own it drink it now - it is a fabulous wine.
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2/29/2024 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 95 Points
The 82 Grange was wonderful with cedarwood, red fruit, ecaulyptus, Asian spice and mint. The palate was silky and refined. The fruit was round and plush. It requires at least one hour in the decanter to fully blossom.
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10/29/2023 - Cailles wrote: 98 Points
A few observations: A) The wines undoubtedly deserve their legendary status. Few wines manage to square the circle of being intense, rich in substance and structure, while at the same time being ethereal, delicate and airy. B) The wines are all complex and very precise. With age (and/or air) the wines show a Rayas-like pure red berry fruit to die for. Other defining aromas are the minty/eucalyptus notes and especially the sweet spice I find in many Aussie Shirazes. C) The wines age at a glacial pace. Even the 40+ year old wines are still quite young and all will need a lot of decanting. D) All the wines were on a high level (except for one subpar bottle of the 2000). The winner was the magical 1982 (98pts), the epitome of elegance and balance.
TN: An explosion of red berries, so delicate and fine like a Grand Cru Burgundy, some smoke and spices add to the complexity. The best nose of the day. On the palate so wonderful, open, light, airy and fresh. Burgundian. So much fresh red berries, minerality, earthy notes, a beautiful salinity, herbs, minty notes, espresso, ever so slightly changing and evolving. The balance and elegance are off the charts. The wine has so much statute and poise, yet is light as a feather. Very impressive.
Decanting: All wines were quickly double decanted 3h before the tasting. In my experience Grange usually needs hours of proper decanting. An hour or two in a decanter should be sufficient.
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10/3/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 96 Points
Grange vertical (Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon): Part of a 7-vintage vertical (key takeaways in the tasting story). Deep and concentrated. Leather, dark cherry fruit but also quite dominant red berry notes of red currant. Herbal paste, elements of sweet spice and just a whiff of linoleum. Electric acidity, refreshing and uplifting, but on the flip side not as grounded as 1983.
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9/28/2023 - acyso wrote: 98 Points
Four decades of Penfolds Grange (Chicago, IL): This wine has delivered consistent greatness, and was probably my favourite of the evening. Mature, with some mint, plenty of fruit (in that 40-year-old Bordeaux way) that still has sweetness, and fully resolved, silky tannins. Really hard to think of what more to ask of a wine...
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