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Penfolds Grange 1981, 1981

Duty Paid, 1 bottle, 75cl

ID: 218318

Penfolds Grange 1981
Penfolds Grange 1981
Penfolds Grange 1981
Penfolds Grange 1981
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Description

The 1981 stood out as slightly superior. Winemaker John Duval always felt this was a tannic style of Grange, but the wine has shed its tannins, and this is one of the few vintages where the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon was above 10%. Sweet notes of creme de cassis, cedarwood, charcoal, and barbecue spices are followed by a full-bodied, opulent wine displaying heady amounts of alcohol, glycerin, and density in its full-bodied, skyscraper-like texture. I was drinking this wine with great pleasure in the mid-nineties, yet here it is nearly 15 years later, and the wine does not appear to have budged much from its evolutionary state. This is a testament to how remarkably well these wines hold up, and age at such a glacial pace. 94/100 Points. Drink 2005-2025 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate.

CT 92.9 from 61 reviews
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=18258
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Item Details

Item ID:

218318

Name:

Penfolds Grange 1981

Quantity / Size:

1 bottles, 75cl each

Duty Status:

Duty Paid

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

Ended:

25th Feb 2018 15:45

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Shipping

£15 within the UK.
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Penfolds Grange 1981, 1981

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Description

The 1981 stood out as slightly superior. Winemaker John Duval always felt this was a tannic style of Grange, but the wine has shed its tannins, and this is one of the few vintages where the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon was above 10%. Sweet notes of creme de cassis, cedarwood, charcoal, and barbecue spices are followed by a full-bodied, opulent wine displaying heady amounts of alcohol, glycerin, and density in its full-bodied, skyscraper-like texture. I was drinking this wine with great pleasure in the mid-nineties, yet here it is nearly 15 years later, and the wine does not appear to have budged much from its evolutionary state. This is a testament to how remarkably well these wines hold up, and age at such a glacial pace. 94/100 Points. Drink 2005-2025 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate.

CT 92.9 from 61 reviews
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=18258
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Item Details

Item ID:

218318

Name:

Penfolds Grange 1981

Quantity / Size:

1 bottles, 75cl each

Duty Status:

Duty Paid

Fill Level:

Into Neck (IN)

Ended:

25th Feb 2018 15:45

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Shipping

£15 within the UK.
Buyer
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