Gruaud Larose - St. Julien 1982

Gruaud Larose - St. Julien 1982A 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 Bordeauxs I have ever tasted), it is a huge, full bodied, weighty, rich wine whose

In spite of this

laced with citrus

Foremost a mineral wine

There is fine volume to the exceptionally rich medium weight flavors that possess a seductive mid-palate that delivers fine depth and length on the balanced finish

tension and good length

) It is very fresh

Many occasions lend themselves to opening a bottle of Delamotte brut - agenerous champagne

The wine possesses a more roasted

exotic spices

with good underlying acidity

tea hints and a wonderful broad range of spice influences

with lots of style