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1 double-magnum per lot
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GRUAUD LAROSE
Though rated a second growth in the Classification of 1855, Château Gruaud Larose at times seems to garner less respect and remuneration than some of its fellow St. Juliens. This is partly due to the difficulty of tasting and accessing this traditional and uncompromising claret in its youth. Sturdy and full-bodied wines with excellent depth and concentration, good old Gruauds are just hitting their full stride in their thirties and forties, while others are fading or needing explanations of their fallen dignity. At a tasting of twenty seven vintages back to 1928 that I organized from my cellar two years ago, the remarkable consistency of the château through the decades became readily apparent. The critically acclaimed 82 and 86 came out of their shell and starry aspirations with the tumble of double decanting and gentle swirling; but were brought back to earth by an otherworldly nineteen sixty-one, which along with the victory vintage, was simply sublime and celestial.
JC
Château Gruaud-Larose--Vintage 1945
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Level: into neck; slightly protruding cork, scuffed label, recent released from the Château
"The 1945 is a remarkably young, backward, massive Gruaud-Larose, similar in style to the 1961, 1975, 1982, and 1986. Still opaque, garnet/black-colored, with a tight but promising nose of licorice, black fruits, and herbs, this full-bodied, meaty, chewy wine exhibits huge reserves of fruit, as well as a spicy, powerful, tannic finish. While it can be drunk now (I would suggest decanting of at least an hour), it is another immortal 1945 that will last for another 20-30 years." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95 (Oct 1994)
1 double-magnum per lot
Though rated a second growth in the Classification of 1855, Château Gruaud Larose at times seems to garner less respect and remuneration than some of its fellow St. Juliens. This is partly due to the difficulty of tasting and accessing this traditional and uncompromising claret in its youth. Sturdy and full-bodied wines with excellent depth and concentration, good old Gruauds are just hitting their full stride in their thirties and forties, while others are fading or needing explanations of their fallen dignity. At a tasting of twenty seven vintages back to 1928 that I organized from my cellar two years ago, the remarkable consistency of the château through the decades became readily apparent. The critically acclaimed 82 and 86 came out of their shell and starry aspirations with the tumble of double decanting and gentle swirling; but were brought back to earth by an otherworldly nineteen sixty-one, which along with the victory vintage, was simply sublime and celestial.
JC
Château Gruaud-Larose--Vintage 1945
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Level: into neck; slightly protruding cork, scuffed label, recent released from the Château
"The 1945 is a remarkably young, backward, massive Gruaud-Larose, similar in style to the 1961, 1975, 1982, and 1986. Still opaque, garnet/black-colored, with a tight but promising nose of licorice, black fruits, and herbs, this full-bodied, meaty, chewy wine exhibits huge reserves of fruit, as well as a spicy, powerful, tannic finish. While it can be drunk now (I would suggest decanting of at least an hour), it is another immortal 1945 that will last for another 20-30 years." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95 (Oct 1994)
1 double-magnum per lot