Last night we had a chance to open a very special bottle of wine, 2010 Penfolds Grange, and what a terrific revisit! We haven’t seen this spectacular vintage of Grange since our epic Penfolds Grange vertical tasting nearly six months ago and I am personally very impressed with how this bottle is showing. This big boy is filled with alluring aromatics and seductive texture and it once again blew me away. If it wasn’t uber cashmere like before, it sure is now- last night’s bottle has turned completely into silk! Textually alone, Grange was not my first call in this killer blinder. “What?! This is 2010 Grange I am tasting?!”, the fruit was so explosive with rich black berry, black plum and black currant, the floral components were plush, wild and fresh with subtle notes of charcoal lingering behind. My original encounter of this vintage of Grange was impressive enough and now it has once again blown my mind; from its original richly sexy approach to now more graceful and delightfully elegant stature, what a great time to enjoy this Aussie treasure. I highly anticipate just how amazing this bottle will continue to show in decades to come.
