Producer: Chateau Grauad Larose
Region: Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France  
Blend:  63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
Year: 1982 

Wine Advocate, 98 Points 

"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." 

Wine Spectator, 94 Points 

"One of the best wines ever made at this estate. Dense ruby color with a slight amber edge. Intense grape, berry and raspberry aromas. Full-bodied, with loads of velvety tannins and a long, ripe fruit and mineral aftertaste." 

Alcohol: 12% 

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