Community Tasting Notes 10

• ralaspech wrote: 97 points

  February 21, 2024 - I haven't written a note for 2 months because I wanted my 1000th to be a special wine. It's now 4 months since my first New York Wine Experience where I tasted some great wines (about which I had only been able to read previously) and I believe this Grange is the most memorable. I do not have a detailed tasting note but I was impressed by the power, complexity, balance and surprising elegance of this massive young wine. I cannot imagine where this will be in the future. This score is the highest I have yet given in CT--(am I "grading" too harshly?)
  A brief list (for my own purposes) of the other most memorable wines I remember from the NYWE (in no particular order): '05 d'Yquem, '15 Solaia, '03 Monte Bello, '14 Cristal, '19 Masseto, '15 Dominus and '10 Leoville Las Cases.

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• Kim Gerner wrote: 95 points

  October 23, 2023 - Australian and new Zealand tasting (Copenhagen): Tasted bin 707 2019, Grange 2018 and Quantum 2018. All ratings based on performance right now. A clear winner was Grange. They all deserve time in cellar!
  
  Bin 707: Deep purple color. Extremely rich and fruity, mint, cassis. High tannins and alcohol, full body, long finish. 93
  
  Grange: 97% shiraz, 3% cab. sauv., Deep purple (extremely dark). Black berry, mint, cassis. Medium acidity, high+ tannins, high alcohol, full body, long finish. 95+
  
  Quantum: 87% cab. sauv., 13% shiraz. Brand new cuvee. Deep purple color. Closed at the moment. Medium acidity, high tannins and alcohol, full body, long finish. 92

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• MattMauldin Likes this wine:

  October 16, 2023 - Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries Tasting Event - Quick Impressions - Oct 11: Black currant & black cherry, tobacco, vanilla bean, cedar, tea. Broad and expansive, with round full tannins. Needs time.

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• SimonDong wrote: 96 points

  October 12, 2023 - W&S. elegant dark fruit, spices with good acidity. some sweetness

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• Isaac D wrote:

  July 14, 2023 - Drink from magnum. Herbs, blackberries. Tannis aren’t forced and the wine feels quite approachable at such a young age for grange. I would still recommend holding onto bottles for 15 years min. Beautiful. 98

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Penfolds
• Varietal Shiraz Blend
• Designation Grange
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Codes 012354007208, 9310297008728, 9310297013791, 9310297020942, 9310297025985, 9310297029853, 9310297029877, 9310297029969

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• Pending Delivery 160 (9%)
• In Cellars 1,603 (89%)
• Consumed 41 (2%)

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