94 Robert Parker
The least impressive, but still a very great wine, is the dark garnet-hued 1980. Still a young wine at age 29, it exhibits massive earthy, meaty, bacon fat notes intermixed with notions of scorched earth, blackberries, currants, pepper, and spice. Full and rich with slightly rustic tannins, it has a good 20 years of life ahead of it.
93 Wine Spectator
Rich, sweet and silky, delivering a lovely mouthful of lush fruit flavors, centering around currant and plum, with hints of licorice and leather at the edges. Expands and deepens on the finish. Approachable now, but should continue to improve for years.--Penfolds Grange vertical. ?HS
93 Wine Spectator
Rich, sweet and silky, delivering a lovely mouthful of lush fruit flavors, centering around currant and plum, with hints of licorice and leather at the edges. Expands and deepens on the finish. Approachable now, but should continue to improve for years.--Penfolds Grange vertical. ?HS