11-09-201611-10-2016
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November 9, 2016 06:00 PMCalender
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Chateau Gruaud Larose 1982, 2 bottles

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$738$600
Auction: Fine Wines - 2956BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 09, 2016 6:00PM

Description:

ChateauGruaud Larose1982
St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe
u: one into neck, one bottom neck, bin staining to one label
"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 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 Bordeaux's 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." R. Parker for TWA, 98 pts. 07/09
2 bottles
Estimate $500-700


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