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Community Tasting Notes (97) Avg Score: 94.7 points

  • Poured into a decanter about 45min prior to dinner. In the glass, the 2002 Grange pours a deep ruby color with a near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous, with powerful dark brambles, baked blueberries, black pepper, coffee, purple flowers, leather, umami, tilled earth, Flintstones vitamins and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is extraordinarily long and rich. A remarkable wine and I can see why people say that Grange needs forever to calm down. Drink now with some patience as it really started to tell more after some air and it should be awesome through 2037. An outstanding pairing with a Morgan Ranch Tomahawk! My very first Grange and, hopefully, not my last!

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  • Extremely powerful Shiraz at it´s prime. Could have been another 5 years in the cellar but perfect as it is. Awesome!

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  • Notes of olive, leather, cassis, vanilla, prune, blackberry, and tobacco come through. This wine has more time but it is starting to show its age drink now or hold for another decade. 95 classic!!

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  • Mint, black pepper, soy, black olive, dried fruit - sultana, plum, blackberry. Medium acid. Very long finish. Unfortunately, got a little lost in the evening but superb to drink.

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  • Eye: dark, ruby, young
    Nose: fresh, vibrant berries, mint, white pepper, laurel, wood smoke, licorice, muscat, bourbon vanilla, caramel
    Palate: blackberry, licorice, vanilla, tobacco (?), dark chocolate.
    Tannin: present but integrated
    Acidity: medium to high
    Quality: excellent. ready to drink but I think the wine is a sleeper and will benefit from another 10 years.

    5h decanted, 18°-20°, paired with the best lamb racks I ever had by Dave.

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