1967 Penfolds Grange

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  3/15/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:

  At Oinoscent, decanted and given blind to taste. Already told that this bottle was horribly stored for (possibly) decades in a room with heating pipes passing over it (and other bottles)
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  The wine shows fully developed/brick red color
  In the nose, the wine shows fully developed color, overripe to dried black fruit notes, prunes, raisins, dates, chocolate and coffee notes, spice notes, clove
  Palate shows medium intensity, medium body, the same flavor profile, coffee chocolatea, considerable warmth, black fruit in dried form, some acidity left, medium finish
  Called this Shiraz from Australia, could not state vintage, but probably 20+
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  Upon seeing the bottle, it is incredible that is has survived for so long (a 1969 St Henri from the same place was vile) and the greatest compliment of its pedigree and winemaking. That being said, I think that the people responsible for its condition, should be thrown in the darkest cell drinking only stale Fosters and listening to horrible pop music

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  7/18/2021 - yodamark Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I will keep this note shorter as this bottle was not in the same stratosphere of the one consumed a few months back (99pts) . Which goes to prove the old adage that there is no such thing as great old wine, just great old bottles of wine. This bottle was similar mid shoulder level but a less soaked cork. But clearly not in the class. More browning on the edge, less central crimson, more pronounced older Penny smell and and a hint of sherry and dryness but i felt it would flower. And it did. it would never reach the heights of the earlier bottle but after 30 minutes it had fattened up, became more panaforte and chocolaty richer and more definitive as a great old Penfolds grange. it started to resemble what i wanted to see, smell and taste and was a lovely wine but on this occasion not as good as a previous bottle and outclassed on the day. ( C'est la vie- just for you Timmy)

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  10/31/2020 - yodamark Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Well f#*K me. Words fail to express the significant class of Schubert era granges from the 60's. All the 60's vintages are superb to unbelievable. It's been 15+ years since I had a 67 and always preferred 67 bin 7 or the 66 grange over the 67 grange ( we are about to try a bin 7 soon with 54 treasure chest and 61 Margaux - stay tuned ). But in this case Timmy dragged it out to drink to celebrate a particular event. It was mid high shoulder and cork fully soaked and crumbling. But the first whiff and pour into the decanter immediately indicated we were in for a treat and in the presence of royalty and greatness. Seeing as my unbroken noble Italian heritage of still being a Count ( I said Count not . .!) from the 1400's and therefore requiring Family and friends to stand in my presence, in this case I had to become a humble servant in its presence and stand to attention . Belieing it's 53 years of age the colour was dark impenetrable deep red. It had that classy Penny nose. Chocolate sweet cherry and dark fruits that were brooding but slightly decayed. Panafort and sweet soaked walnuts. If you refer to my note on the 74 dry red 1 where my mate Peter broke landspeed records to get here to try it then that record was annihilated when he got a text asking if he would like a sip of it. I had just put the phone down and he knocked on the door. So what was it drinking like? - well I refer you to my opening 3 words. And therefore I remain speechless thereafter and that is virtually impossible for me. Thankyou Timmy .

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  8/22/2019 - KoalaHK wrote:

  Tasted at Penfolds Magill Estate, Adelaide. 40 Vintages of Grange: Jimmy Watson Trophy Winner. Dark and intense in the glass. It lacks a bit of sweetness. Enormous amount of tannin on the finish that tends to dominate. You'd be out by 30 years if you tried to guess this wine's age.

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  9/15/2017 - Edeon wrote: 85 Points

  Too old for my tastes. Bit funky, earthy, dusty. Not much vanilla oak up front, but too much oak on the finish.

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