Gruaud Larose 1982 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label) Size:750mL this is a proprietary red

this is a proprietary red of extraordinary quality and singularity

this wine shows a deep color and intense aromas and flavors of cherry

- Robert Parker

from a vineyard owned by Ulises Valdez and planted with a suitcase clone from one of the Montrachet holdings in Burgundy

Gruaud Larose 1982 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label) Size:750mL this is a proprietary red"One of the most powerful, massive wines of the vintage is the 1982 Gruaud Larose, a full bodied, broad and concentrated effort redolent of ripe black fruits, loamy soil, smoked meats, leather, espresso roast and hints of cigar wrapper. Rich, layered and expansive, its deep core of ripe, fleshy fruit is framed by sweet, powdery tannins. As ever with the wines of the Cordier era, the fly in the ointment is that the wine's wild, somewhat animal profile