12 bottles per lot
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Château Gruaud-Larose--Vintage 1982
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
In original wooden case. Danish import slip labels. Scuffed labels, one slightly damaged. Levels: eleven base of neck, one top-shoulder
Tasting note: 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 colour 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 Bordeauxs 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. Anticipated maturity: now-2050. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
In original wooden case. Danish import slip labels. Scuffed labels, one slightly damaged. Levels: eleven base of neck, one top-shoulder
Tasting note: 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 colour 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 Bordeauxs 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. Anticipated maturity: now-2050. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
12 bottles per lot
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