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> 1982 Gruaud Larose – anything less from Bordeaux might have gotten
> lost against the Monte Bello, but this stood its ground and made no
> excuses. Big dark wine with a ripe warm nose or plum and a bit of
> blood, and later quite a bit of cocoa, what I’d call a bright entry,
> welcoming you into the wine, and admirable concentration in the
> middle, still with lots of tannin. This is a real classic and it
> probably still needs time to peak (though this was from a notably cool
> cellar) and has many more years ahead.


Bill
I have two bottles left. This wine has come on leaps and bounds compared to
the much vaunted Lascases, which I have always felt was overhyped. I will
have one on my 65th.

John