1988 Penfolds Grange

Community Tasting Notes (52) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  9/28/2023 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  Four decades of Penfolds Grange (Chicago, IL): Really suffered in the context of the 1990 and 1989. This, like the 1995 drank like a mature example of Grange, which ticked all the technical boxes but lacked overall excitement. Shows less fruit, and also more mature and earthy, and maybe even just a little bit dried out.

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  6/24/2023 - MK103 wrote: 95 Points

  Minimum of 4 hour decant.

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  6/2/2023 - hadlieh2 Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Opened 2 hours before. Poured 1/2 hour before drinking. Smooth, tasted like old cab without the old noise funk.vanilla oak dark berry. Lovely.
  
  Served w salmon w ginger rice.

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  4/29/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 90 Points

  Smoked meats with Jason: Opened only a couple hours before but probably needed more time. The vanilla and coconut notes dominated and the wine felt unready and unintegrated which is something crazy to say for a 35 year old wine. Dense, rich fruit that felt a little jammy. Got better after a few hours in the decanter.

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  1/1/2022 - Disgustaeer Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Excellent wine. Still could go another 10-20 years. 4 hour decant. Still powerful. Chocolate, leather, vanilla, some fruit. Big and bold. If not for price I would chase down more.

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