firm with tannins and also generous with black fruits
This hand-harvested
Precise and super-clean finish
An outstanding expression of Gevrey‑Chambertin terroir
this Champagne-method sparkler is a stellar value for the money
Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien, France 1982 Auxerrois firm with tannins and alsoA 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 Bordeauxs I have ever tasted), it is a huge, full bodied, weighty, rich wine whose