Community Tasting Notes 97

• thesternowl wrote: 94 points

  March 2, 2024 - 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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• Juhruoh007 Likes this wine: 96 points

  February 23, 2024 - 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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• Chris Keller wrote: 95 points

  January 23, 2024 - 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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• OmiyaDrinker wrote: 93 points

  December 23, 2023 - 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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• olebaer Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 14, 2023 - 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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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2002
• Type Red
• Producer Penfolds
• Varietal Shiraz Blend
• Designation Grange
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Codes 012354000247, 012354071100, 012354071131, 012354072107, 012354072206, 9310297000272, 9310297005000, 9310297013791, 9310297654871, 9310297654901

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• Pending Delivery 14 (0%)
• In Cellars 3,127 (79%)
• Consumed 828 (21%)

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