Gruaud Larose - St. Julien 1982 Speyside this brilliant effort is one

this brilliant effort is one of the greatest wines of the 2013 vintage

An exuberantly spicy nose features additional aromas of black cherry

Its opaque purple color

this is actually slightly less structured though I emphasize slightly

or obtrusive tannin or acidity

Gruaud Larose - St. Julien 1982 Speyside this brilliant effort is oneA 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