Fine Wine

May 0614, 2019
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LOT 47

Lot 47

CHÂTEAU GRUAUD-LAROSE 1986 (3) WA 96

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

3 bts.    per lot $600 - $800

Realised: $1,320
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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