Decant Advice - 2004 Grange

WINE TALK
1

Any advice is much appreciated. Not for me but a friend of mine. I know it’s too young still but it’s not me opening it. I’ll just drink it…
Thanks! [cheers.gif]

2

wow…insanity.
I had a 1998 recently that was no where near ready…
But, as you said, not your bottle…I would decant for sediment and then check in on it every 20-30 minutes…I am not a fan of marathon decanting, whether it be slow-O or traditional.

3

Double decant and then audouze for 3 to 5 hrs - will be surprisingly approachable.

4

Agree with Kent,

This is a seriously good wine, but it can be drunk now…

5

Kent and Paul,
Did not think so but you must be right as you probably had more exposure to this than me. I only had this once on release.

I am not normally a Grange person although I purchased three bottles of the 2004 Grange as it was my sons birth year and partly because I had done so previously with my daughter with 1996. Again, I do not specifically seek out birth year wines; they just happened to be two good vintages and there were good deals offered.

Sanjay

6

I had this and the '04 Bin 60a not long after they were released, and thought they were far more accessible than pretty much anything similar from Penfolds I have had in a long time…(BTW, the 60a is even better than the Grange IMHO).

7

Cool. will do.

Thanks everyone!