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Saturday, December 7, 2013 - Drank with Stefanos and John over the former's birthday lunch. Tasted blind alongside the Chateau de la Negly La Porte du Ciel from the same vintage, this was remarkably fresher, more youthful and (dare I say) more elegant and light on its feet. Stereotypes about old vs. new world styles collapse sometimes, especially when the wines are tasted blind. Dark ruby, impressively youthful color. Amazimg nose of blueberry, eucalyptus, camphor, chocolate, coffee and spices with noticeable but perfectly integrated American oak character. I guessed Barossa shiraz and John noticed the presence of American oak, so combining these 2 observations we concluded Grange. What was hard to identify was the vintage, since this seemed much more youthful. On the palate it is still lighter than the Negly with firmer tannins, more vibrant fruit and higher acidity. Alcohol level is nominally equal to that of the Chateau de la Negly (14.5%) but by far less noticeable here. Very long aftertaste. More food friendly than the Negly. Drinking nicely now but will continue improving for many years. This is considered an average vintage for Grange, but it was the second time I came across it and found it fantastic on both occasions.

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