Château Gruaud-Larose--Vintage 1988
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Not in original wooden case. Some scuffed labels. Levels top-shoulder or better
Tasting note: Dark plum/garnet, with a powerful nose of liquorice, roasted meats, smoke, and sweet berry and blackcurrant flavours, this medium-bodied, relatively austere but robust and concentrated Gruaud-Larose still seems like a young wine, and possibly will be longer-lived than its more renowned sibling, the 1989. There is an earthiness and underlying streak of herbaceousness, but there is plenty of depth, concentration, and power to this somewhat burly Gruaud-Larose. Anticipated maturity: Now-2025. Last tasted, 9/02. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 4th Edition Jan 2003
12 bottles per lot
Château Gruaud-Larose--Vintage 1988
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Not in original wooden case. Some scuffed labels. Levels top-shoulder or better
Tasting note: Dark plum/garnet, with a powerful nose of liquorice, roasted meats, smoke, and sweet berry and blackcurrant flavours, this medium-bodied, relatively austere but robust and concentrated Gruaud-Larose still seems like a young wine, and possibly will be longer-lived than its more renowned sibling, the 1989. There is an earthiness and underlying streak of herbaceousness, but there is plenty of depth, concentration, and power to this somewhat burly Gruaud-Larose. Anticipated maturity: Now-2025. Last tasted, 9/02. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 4th Edition Jan 2003
12 bottles per lot
