Château Gruaud Larose - Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé) 1982 (750ml) Orgnaic granular tannins

granular tannins

and ample minerality for a village level lieu-dit

The acid is firm and well-integrated with the rich

is a very promising wine

Château Gruaud Larose - Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé) 1982 (750ml) Orgnaic granular tanninsCritical Acclaim 96 points Wine Advocate 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