Community Tasting Note

Monday, March 28, 2022 - Tasted blind. Bucket list checked off. For me, this doesn't soar to the heights of the other great wines I have tasted but comes awfully close to the apex. Intense flavors of berries, spice, pepper, and earth to go with American Oak flavors of dill, vanilla bean, and a touch of caramelization. Tannins still quite unrelenting but improves about 2 hours post opening. Despite all this intensity, there is an understated, silky, polished slant to the wine that I admire.

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Comment posted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine:

3/29/2022 6:32:00 AM - Seems awfully young for a Grange....you may want to try a much older vintage before checking this off your bucket list!
Comment posted by R2-D2:

3/29/2022 9:01:00 AM - It was part of Penfolds Masterclass/Workshop with a Master of Wine. I didn't have any control on the vintage she selected.
Comment posted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine:

3/29/2022 9:39:00 AM - Sorry.....I took from your notes this was your first Grange, and you were a little disappointed.....if I was mistaken, then my sincere apology.....if I was not mistaken, just trying to let you know an older vintage may be more to your liking....
Comment posted by R2-D2:

3/29/2022 1:29:00 PM - No worries. Yes this was my first Grange and I did find it a bit disappointing. Others, including the MW, found it significantly disappointing for the price. I know enough about wine and my palate to know that time, place, setting all factor into the equation. Undoubtedly this is one of the great wines of the World. Just not for me that time and setting.
Comment posted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine:

3/30/2022 6:00:00 PM - I think you are misunderstanding what I am saying....Let me rephrase....I think the 2013 Grange is too young....I think you need to try one from the 1990's to get the full impact and experience for how these wines can taste.....just my opinion.....BTW, I tasted the 13 at the winery, and while I am sure it will be an excellent wine, I won't even think of opening mine for at least another 10 years.