Community Tasting Note

Loren Sonkin wrote:

Friday, November 21, 2014 - Penfolds Tasting with 5 vintages of Grange and a bunch more (Downtown Cleveland): Wow. What a beautiful wine. I opened it at 8am and it smelled good. At noon, it had a raisinette note which had me worrying. By 9 p.m. when we got to it, it was great. Purple in color showing little signs of age, perhaps a bit less intense than the 98 in color. The nose is great and deep with black raspberries, blueberries, smoke, spice and even some bacon fat. The palate is accessible. Complex and layered. Softer while not soft. A beguiling wine. Hard to think it is 32 years old. No sign of being past peak, but I have to assume it won't get better from here, but should hold for a while. Tannins are integrated. Gorgeous wine.

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