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acyso wrote: 93 points
September 28, 2023 - 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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MK103 wrote: 95 points
June 24, 2023 - Minimum of 4 hour decant.
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hadlieh2 Likes this wine: 98 points
June 2, 2023 - 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.
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melvinyeowq wrote: 90 points
April 29, 2023 - 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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Disgustaeer Likes this wine: 99 points
January 1, 2022 - 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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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1988
- 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 012354000049, 9310297006540
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- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 636 (68%)
- Consumed 298 (32%)
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- Wine1988 Penfolds Grange
- FamilyPenfolds Grange
- ProducerPenfolds
- VarietalShiraz Blend
- DesignationGrange
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia