The nose offers up cassis
An exuberantly spicy nose features additional aromas of black cherry
a wine that could be approached on the earlier side
this brilliant effort is one of the greatest wines of the 2013 vintage
this is actually slightly less structured though I emphasize slightly
Gruaud Larose - St. Julien 1982 Speyside The nose offers up cassisA 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 Bordeauxs I have ever tasted), it is a huge, full bodied, weighty, rich wine whose