Gruaud Larose Size:12x750ml Note that this is evolving

Note that this is evolving glacially and I have extended my suggested drinking window by several years

very good and now fully mature

This isn’t super-dense though I very much like the intensity and overall

but not for the Chardonnay

This is an especially dark

Gruaud Larose Size:12x750ml Note that this is evolvingThere'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