1981 Gruaud Larose
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Tasting Notes
Tasting notes
Score 88/100 · Robert Parker
A top success for the vintage, the 1981 Gruaud-Larose is dark ruby, with a full-intensity bouquet of ripe black currants, spicy oak, plums, leather, smoked meat, and violets. This wine is concentrated on the palate, with rich, tannic, lingering flavors. The tannins are melting away and the wine is close to maturity. Anticipated maturity: Now-2005. Last tasted, 10/89. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
Critic Scores
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88
88/100
Robert Parker
About the producer
Gruaud Larose
Ch. Gruaud Larose is a Second Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Bordeaux. It is often considered one of the best-value Left Bank estates, with the wines occasionally matching those of the First Growths.