Big Wave Dave

9.4

Beautiful wine. Still kicking after 30+ yrs. lacking a bit of acidity but tannins are still there. Fully integrated and long. Fish @67 Pall Mall. — 14 days ago

Paul J

9.3

Very nice. Great value. Right down the middle Riesling. Was a favorite by many. — 2 months ago

with Brooke

mike cust

8.9

Good but nothing great only buy the small bottles for mid week wines — 3 months ago

Matthew Robinson

9.1

Like biting into a crispy, juicy apple - damn — 5 months ago

Martijn

9.3

Would love to taste this in 2036…. — 5 months ago

Roger Ray

9.1

"A traditional Australian blend combining the expressiveness of Shiraz with the defined structure of Cabernet Sauvignon. This full-bodied wine shows ripe dark fruit aromas, voluminous richness and plentiful tannins. " — 7 months ago

Michelle Richards

9.0

Great value wine — 8 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Even in an average vintage like 2007 the Bin 28 can still be showing well at 19 years of age. Blackberry and Penfolds Choc mocha. Some herb garden and liquorice. Will not improve but could carry on for a couple more years. — a month ago

Martijn

9.2

I think it is too young at this time. Keep it for another 10 years and it will be subtle power! — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Cena lider mty @ gand cru — 3 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Blend of Shiraz (64%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (36%). Dark ruby color with purple highlights and a fine garnet rim. Aromas of ripe dark fruit, milk chocolate, mint and a bit of alcohol heat. Flavors of black cherry, currant and raspberry fruit, smoked/cured meat, cola, black pepper and baking spices. Medium-plus finish, slightly chewy tannins and noticeable oak. Creamy texture and quite bold. Thinking that laying this one down for a few years helped it mellow a bit. Solid quality for the price. — 4 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+. — 5 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Very nice Beaujolais. Was quite curious how this would present given the wide variety of opinions on this wine. Aromatically quite beautiful - delicate flowers, lighter red fruit. Palate follows through nicely. Restrained at this point, and the 14% doesn’t present in any negative way. Long finish with great earthy tannins and good acid. Perfect cold night pairing with a rotisserie chicken. — 8 months ago

Lisanne Nijenhuis

9.3

2,5 uur in het karaf gezeten 🍷

🎵 repeat it- Martin Garrix & Ed Sheeran — a month ago

Mark S.

9.0

Cherry red. Oak vanilla black cherry, berry and plum matured. Black pepper. Herbal.
Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M Smooth Bitterness M Body M Finish M 14.5%, good concentration. Penfolds Bin138 Barossa Shiraz Blend 19 @1295, cost, 260801 — a month ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Fully bodied, with layers of cassis and red fruit. Mellow tannins, but grippy. Good blend. — 3 months ago

Paul J

9.4

This was great! Well balanced and perfect depth. Silky texture. — 5 months ago

James Forsyth

9.3

A surprising wine. Really gorgeous focused and nuanced. — 5 months ago

Dan McNeillie

9.1

$42 very good. — 6 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Oldest in the Penfolds portfolio, Wine includes fruit from Barossa, McLaren Vale, Padthaway, Clare and Wrattonbully vineyards, aged 12 months in American oak, 7% new. Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark berry fruits and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and cherry with cacao, espresso and vanilla oak. Vivid acidity, ripe fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and spice, very nice! Good value with aging potential. — 7 months ago