Mature, red fruited, slightly bitter edge. Medium bodied, quite soft, mature, not particularly long but savoury and fresh, a little firm on the finish. A good 87. **
This the best wine of the flight, with a deeper, sweeter nose, with a savoury and sous-bois edge. More generous on the palate too, deeper and longer with with an attractive fresh finish. ***
Lovely, earthy, spicy black fruited nose, hints of cedar and leather. Medium bodied, fresh and appetising claret with lovely acidity and attractive developed, spicy flavours. Not particularly deep or long, but very appetising. ****
Extraordinarily youthful almost ruby appearance with minimal bricking. Nose is youthful too with blackcurrant fruit, classic leafy and tobacco notes. Sleek, medium bodied middleweight wine on the palate, with core of juicy black fruit, slightly firm but fine tannins and a long, fresh finish. Very good indeed. ****
Youthful appearance, lovely slightly developed claret nose with ripe blackcurrant fruit, notes of vanilla and pebbly minerals. Lovely fresh, vibrant palate with soft tannins, good depth and a good length, fresh, minerally finish. Lovely wine, drinking really well. ****1/2
Rich, sweet black fruited nose, notable vanilla oak and a slight lactic edge, a hint of mineral. Full bodied on the palate with rich, ripe dark fruit, vanilla, very intense and generous fruit, layered, soft tannins, good acidity too and a very long finish. This seems to have everything and whilst the tannins are certainly approachable it needs a few more years for the oak to fully integrate. Great potential though. ***(**).
Noticeably less intense nose than the previous two wines, if more mature with some earth and tobacco notes. Attractively flavoured on the palate is somewhat dilute and a touch firm on the medium length finish. Good "lunchtime claret", but nothing more. **
From memory - a lovely, youthful Barsac, floral, citrus, a touch of tropical fruit but not overly rich and lifted by lovely fresh acidity carrying a long finish.
1987 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Mature, red fruited, slightly bitter edge. Medium bodied, quite soft, mature, not particularly long but savoury and fresh, a little firm on the finish. A good 87. **
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1985 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Subdued, not showing much on the nose or palate initially. Opens out a little with time, slightly caramelly fruit, soft and mellow. Quite good. **
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1981 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
This the best wine of the flight, with a deeper, sweeter nose, with a savoury and sous-bois edge. More generous on the palate too, deeper and longer with with an attractive fresh finish. ***
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1979 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Savoury nose, worcester sauce and tomato, lean, firm palate, drinkable but not quite right. NR
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