Community Tasting Notes 46

• ssekdad wrote: flawed

  November 24, 2023 - long gone. wasn't stored well, cork was almost completely soaked through, had lost almost all color, looked like a light rose. barely drinkable but not pleasant

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• GrapeScott wrote: 89 points

  August 20, 2022 - This was not quite as good as a '79 Kirwan I had a few days ago, but is nonetheless a good example of what great BDX can achieve in mediocre vintages. The nose was the high point, brimming with cedar, cassis, with dusty underbrush notes. The medium-bodied palate is a bit thin, but not tired, and the color remains a vibrant purple with little bricking. This particular bottle had a pristine low neck fill and a flawless cork, so likely on the upper end of what this can achieve with good storage.

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• Jd6725 Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 26, 2022 - Nose 93-94. Taste 91. Maybe a bit of VA. A bit thin on the palate but still clearly a well stored and made wine. Different than the bottle I had a few wines prior that was one of the wotn at a 79 horizontal. This one had almost none of the Cordier funk, not much fruit left. But just a fantastic nose that kept me drinking the wine.

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• Collector1855 wrote: 93 points

  January 29, 2022 - Tasted blind. Beautiful tertiary nose with farmyard, wet forest floor and spices. There is good fruit and melted tannins here. Lovely.

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• GrapeScott wrote: 90 points

  October 17, 2021 - Top shoulder fill, beautiful ruby-garnet color with no sign of bricking. Lovely savory nose of tobacco, shoe leather, forest floor, black plum and a bit of cedar spice. Tart and slightly vegetal, with good intensity and pleasant fruit. Drinking very well for this overlooked vintage.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1979
• Type Red
• Producer Château Gruaud Larose
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Julien
• UPC Code 087000336810

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• Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
• In Cellars 252 (65%)
• Consumed 133 (34%)

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