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LOT 89

Lot 89

CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1986 (2) WA 96
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1990 (1)

CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1986 (2) WA 96 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1990 (1)
Lot 89 Details
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1986 (2)

Saint-Julien. 2ième Cru Classé
u. 1 x vts. 1 x ts. 2 x wrinkled & scuffed 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. December 2002 Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035. WA 96

CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1990 (1)

Saint-Julien. 2ième Cru Classé
scraped & marked label.

3 bts.    per lot $700 - $900

Realised: $744

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