$1,722
Chateau Gruaud Larose 1986 St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe u: one bottom neck, eight very top shoulder, three top shoulder, two with signs of old seepage, three lightly corroded capsules "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." R. Parker for TWA, 96 pts. 01/03 12 bottles (oc)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-10-28
