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… — a day ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Jason Gelman

9.1

this is a very nice wine but clearly meant to be a food wine vs a standalone. a lot of black olive character on the palate, very peppery, quite savory, not a fruit forward wine at all. paired with A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms , Season 1 — 3 months ago

Elizabeth

9.1

5’00 steak house. Classic Bordeaux in the best way — 3 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! — 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. — a month ago

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 — 2 months ago

Heather Rostker

9.5

Phenomenal with our lamb. So smooth and silky. — 3 months ago

with Emmett and Brian

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+. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

La paulee mex daniel eric magnum — 3 months ago

Matt Waring

9.2

Red fruit, violets, green apple, lithe and crisp. — 3 months ago