Gruaud Larose - St. Julien 1982 Champagne Its creamy freshness is further

Its creamy freshness is further emphasised by the textural delicacy of its mousse

The striking aromatics are followed by a full-bodied

but with some Cabernet Franc (rarely seen in the Médoc these years) as well as Merlot and Petit Verdot

laced with citrus

Note that the structure is almost completely resolved

Gruaud Larose - St. Julien 1982 Champagne Its creamy freshness is furtherA 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