Lot 47
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD-LAROSE 1986 (3) WA 96
Lot 47 Details
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD-LAROSE 1986
Saint-Julien. 2ième Cru Classé
u. 3 x bn. 3 x scuffed & wrinkled labels
Still tasting as if it were only 7-8 years of age, the dense, garnet/purple-colored 1986 Gruaud-Larose is evolving at a glacier pace. The wine still has mammoth structure, tremendous reserves of fruit and concentration, and a finish that lasts close to a minute. The wine is massive, very impressively constituted, with still some mouth-searing tannin to shed. Decanting of one to two hours in advance seems to soften it a bit, but this is a wine that seems to be almost immortal in terms of its longevity. It is a great Medoc classic, and certainly one of the most magnificent Gruaud-Larose ever made. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035. Last tasted, 10/02. WA 96