romo

9.1

A baby Nebbiolo, fun and solid if you can find. - at Laurelhurst — 3 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Medium ruby garnet , with quite thin light garnet rim . Quite open and lively , with spicy hedgerow fruit , touches of tobacco, some floral hints too , quite charming . On the palate this is quite lean , with more of those red plum , raspberry notes , lightly herbal touches. However this fills out quite well on the mid palate . Quite fresh acidity , and delicate tannins . Reasonable herbal tinged red fruit finish . This is showing well , with a suave red fruit, herbal tinged personality . From now and over the next 5-8 years . — 25 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Crna team lider @ grand cru MAGNUM — 4 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Crushable #corsicanwine #patrimonio #nielluccio dominant #grenache blend. Medium ruby color, opens up in the glass to a blend of red fruit and earthy, almost charcuterie nose. Mouthwatering acidity on the palate, red fruit and meaty character continues, firm tannins on a longish finish. This would be great with a charcuterie board. — 7 months ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Red fruit, violets, green apple, lithe and crisp. — 9 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Referred to as the “Baby Grange,” blend of 53/47 Cab Sauv & Shiraz, aged for 12 months in American oak, partly in previous-vintage Grange casks. Dark Ruby with aromas of fresh black fruits, complex with sweet spice. On the palate flavors of juicy black cherry and blackberry flavors with notes of cacao, oak and toasty spices, from cooler vintage. Well balanced with acidity, full ripe tannins, long ending with smoky spice, fruit well integrated with oak, drink over next 10 years+, will only get better. Nice! — 9 months ago

Leah Weissburg

9.0

First wine I chose postpartum! So fresh, with a funky nose — 5 years ago

Andrea Wilson @farmforthesoul

9.1

Happy Halloween! 🎃 While our kids trick-or-treat and go to Haunted Houses, we are at 🏡 enjoying our “treats” 🍷. Cheers friends! 👻 — 3 days ago

with Jeremy

Jose Lorenzo

9.1

End of summer Rose!! — 14 days ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.9

Absolutely stunning. — 3 months ago

DJ Johnson

9.3

Starts out similar to a Pinot then gets heavier. Very nice! — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

I have dreamed of the 1981 Grange for many, many years. Why? Well, it’s quite simple: I’m an ‘81 baby and that year doesn’t have the strongest reputation for producing great wines. Spain and Italy faired better and of course, there were always exceptions. However, most have long been drank or forgotten as it was a tough year in many of the classic wine growing regions. All of that being said, Australia didn’t suffer the same conditions and Penfold’s managed to make a very good expression of Grange in 1981…if only one could find it and then of course, afford it. But, sometimes you just have to put it out into the universe and she answers. Tonight, a dear brother in wine who also happens to share 1981 as a birth year, provided this bottle from his cellar to share. And while my 45th remains a couple months off, we were celebrating life and friendship tonight!

Opened prior to dinner and enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1981 pours a deep purple color moving towards a garnet rim and a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and desiccated tart black, red and blue fruits and rotundone: blackberries, raspberries, plum, tobacco, purple flowers, black olive, cocoa, coffee, eucalyptus, leather, toasted coconut, earth and baking spices. On the palate the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is looooong. What a stellar showing and this bottle certainly lived up to hype. Drink now through 2041+. — 7 months ago

Marc Ouellette

9.0

50% Cinsault, 35% Syrah and 15% Cab - A lovely nose, vibrant cherries, soft spices, smooth at first, medium body, bountiful and ripe tannins. Stunning! — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark and brooding, with an intense quite savory palate with hints of mint, black pepper, and a touch of tar and well integrated oak. This has loads of character and good intensity. Excellent. — 24 days ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Sarah Norman

9.3

Chez panisse — a month ago

M S

9.2

Light, bright with some acid and faint funk — 3 months ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.4

Great stuff and ready to drink. Same touch (and family) of Clos Rougeard, but price tag is less than a third. Still expensive but great bottle. Cabernet Franc better than that you need to tap at Chateau Cheval Blanc or Chateau Lafleur… — 5 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Mark S.

8.9

Deep ruby red. Raspberry blueberry and Plum. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M+ Acidity M Gentle Tannin M Bitterness M Body M Finish M % Elegant and juicy. Domaine Gros Frère et Sœur Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits Pinot Noir 22 @, Vin, 260330 — 7 months ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.5

Tertiary flavours, cherry and cedar wood notes. Really opened up after a long decant. With lamb shoulder. Yum! — 10 months ago

Ben Lehman

9.2

Love love as always! Is this my favorite vintage for this wine? Maybe not. Does it taste a little less Pineau d’aunis-ey than usual? Probably. But I’m splitting hairs here. Awesome wine that I bet will age well — 4 years ago