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Chateau Gruaud Larose 1982 . St. Julien. 1lbsl, 3lnl, 3lscl, 2scl, 1lcc, 2nc, 3tc, 1sdc, owc. Bottle (12). ... (Total: 12 Btls. )
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Chateau Gruaud Larose 1982St. Julien
1lbsl, 3lnl, 3lscl, 2scl, 1lcc, 2nc, 3tc, 1sdc, owc
Bottle (12)
"A massive wine that is clearly of first-growth quality in this vintage, the 1982 Gruaud Larose remains a youngster. A broodingly dense, thick, unctuously textured, inky/plum/garnet/purple color offers up scents of beef blood, steak tartare, cassis, herbs, tobacco, and underbrush. One of the most concentrated wines of the vintage (as well as one of the most concentrated Bordeaux's I have ever tasted), it is a huge, full-bodied, weighty, rich wine whose tannins are getting silkier and silkier. It appears set for another 30-40 years of life. This behemoth is a singularly profound example of Gruaud Larose that continues to justify its legendary status. (98pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009)
"A massive wine that is clearly of first-growth quality in this vintage, the 1982 Gruaud Larose remains a youngster. A broodingly dense, thick, unctuously textured, inky/plum/garnet/purple color offers up scents of beef blood, steak tartare, cassis, herbs, tobacco, and underbrush. One of the most concentrated wines of the vintage (as well as one of the most concentrated Bordeaux’s I have ever tasted), it is a huge, full-bodied, weighty, rich wine whose tannins are getting silkier and silkier. It appears set for another 30-40 years of life. This behemoth is a singularly profound example of Gruaud Larose that continues to justify its legendary status." (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, June 2009)
"One of the most powerful, massive wines of the vintage is the 1982 Gruaud Larose, a full-bodied, broad and concentrated effort redolent of ripe black fruits, loamy soil, smoked meats, leather, espresso roast and hints of cigar wrapper. Rich, layered and expansive, its deep core of ripe, fleshy fruit is framed by sweet, powdery tannins. As ever with the wines of the Cordier era, the fly in the ointment is that the wine's wild, somewhat animal profile is strongly marked by the presence of Brettanomyces, yet the 1982's intensely characterful, singular style means that I am personally able to overlook that defect. Still youthful, and actually evolving more slowly than the brilliant 1986, this is likely to number among the longer-lived wines of the vintage." (96 pts. William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Dec. 2022)
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Auction Info
2012 December 7-8 Fine & Rare Wine Signature Auction - Beverly Hills #5115 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
December, 2012
7th
Friday
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