Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien, France 1982 Pommard Les Fremiers very representative of its territory

very representative of its territory

40% new and 60% one year old

The palate reveals a composition of fruit notes and brioche flavors

A blend of half Chenin Blanc

currants and milk chocolate with fresh-basil undertones

Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien, France 1982 Pommard Les Fremiers very representative of its territoryA 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