1976 Penfolds Grange

Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: 94 points

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  1/21/2023 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  The 50 Big Bash (Harry's NYC): Blind and while many people nailed it I got as close as it's new world and it's a monster. Big and red and more alcohol and maybe that bit of eucalyptus so I probably should have known about the Grange but this was just over the top and a bit too much. This wine seems like it might last forever.

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  8/23/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Still a beast of a wine. I'm not 100% sure that this wine won't end up lasting a lot longer than I do. It's awesome though. Powerful, ever changing, and bold. Darker fruits and spicy. Not as much eucalyptus as we sometimes get.

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  6/23/2021 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 Points

  Penfolds Grange vertical with Peter Gago (Singapore): Blind tasting dinner. Auction bottle that was in great shape here. I guessed Napa Cab Sav. Expressive nose with complex aromas of tobacco, rum pot, peat, smoke, plum. As ripe as this is, it is not oxidative or overpowering. Just very ripe and lush. Long finish. Every time you drink a Grange it awes you how far ahead of the curve these guys were back then in quality wine making than the rest of the country.

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  4/17/2021 - SimonPh wrote: flawed

  Extremely high levels of VA. Undrinkable

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  8/22/2019 - KoalaHK wrote:

  Tasted at Penfolds Magill Estate, Adelaide. 40 Vintages of Grange: Again beautifully bright in the glass with just a touch of heat on the nose; although this isn't evident on the palate. The tannins are a bit more raw on the '76 as it doesn't have the same balance as the '71 but it's still great. A great anecdote recounted at the tasting was of the outrage at this wine being priced at over $20 for the first time when it was released back in 1981. Those were the days!

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