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Château Gruaud-Larose--Vintage 1996
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
In original wooden cases
Tasting Note: On typically top form. Briefly: opaque; distinctive, spicy, good fruit (April 1997). Showing well at a British Airways blind tasting in October 1999. Now a lively ruby colour; multi-layered fruit on nose and palate. Masked tannins. My highest mark of the St-Juliens at the MW tasting. Last noted Nov 2000 *(****) 2006 - 2020 M.B.
In the bottle, Gruaud Larose appears to have returned to the form it possessed when I first tasted it from cask - a stylish, surprisingly civilized, medium-bodied wine without the muscle and power expected from both this terroir and vintage. It still possesses excellent density, as well as roasted herb, licquorice, and blackcurrant flavours intermixed with incense-like smells. The wine is medium to full-bodied, pure, rich, and forward. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2018. Robert Parker. Wine Advocate 122 (Feb 1999)
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Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
In original wooden cases
Tasting Note: On typically top form. Briefly: opaque; distinctive, spicy, good fruit (April 1997). Showing well at a British Airways blind tasting in October 1999. Now a lively ruby colour; multi-layered fruit on nose and palate. Masked tannins. My highest mark of the St-Juliens at the MW tasting. Last noted Nov 2000 *(****) 2006 - 2020 M.B.
In the bottle, Gruaud Larose appears to have returned to the form it possessed when I first tasted it from cask - a stylish, surprisingly civilized, medium-bodied wine without the muscle and power expected from both this terroir and vintage. It still possesses excellent density, as well as roasted herb, licquorice, and blackcurrant flavours intermixed with incense-like smells. The wine is medium to full-bodied, pure, rich, and forward. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2018. Robert Parker. Wine Advocate 122 (Feb 1999)
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