Gruaud Larose other_regions There is a velvety texture

There is a velvety texture to the delicious and very round medium-bodied flavors that possess good richness but also just a trace of bitterness on the otherwise impressively persistent finish

Bitter chocolate

It s firing on all cylinders but certainly has another decade or more of prime drinking

Almost sticky in feel

The intense and tautly muscular middle weight plus flavors are even more refined if perhaps not quite as mineral-driven while delivering superb length on the balanced but markedly austere finish where a touch of cherry pit emerges

Gruaud Larose other_regions There is a velvety textureThere's nice richness here, with velvety textured blackberry, fig and boysenberry confiture flavors rolling through, edged by a graphite note that slowly takes over on the finish. This has serious spine, with tar and ganache echoes hanging in the background, boding well for continued development.Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2023. 18,750 cases made. JM