Château Gruaud-Larose 1982, St-Julien 2me Cru Classé (1)

Château Gruaud-Larose 1982
St-Julien 2me Cru Classé
(lightly bin-soiled label, lightly corroded capsule)
1 bottle

"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." (98pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009)