Château Gruaud Larose Larose de Gruaud St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1986 (1500ml)

Shay A

A few days late in posting the Wednesday Wine Committee wines. Standard format with 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine. All served blind. Nice to revisit this from earlier in the year. Out of the flight, I found this to be the most aged. Integrated. Dusty and underripe black cherries on the nose with herbs. Cherry pipe tobacco, bayleaf and leather on the palate with a fading structure. Drink up. I guessed early ‘90s left bank Bordeaux.

Philippe Dupuis

First nose on pencil lead, cherry pops after a swirl, then cherry cigar or cherry wood. In good shape and offering some lenght.

Shay A

A mini ‘86 showdown with this against a Talbot. I found both to be extremely similar with a slight edge to the Talbot. This was lighter on the palate with red fruit dominated primary notes and a mix of cherry pipe tobacco, leather, cedar and herbal spice. Drinking nice.

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

Still needs integration. Good but 83 is better.

B

1986 Chateau Gruaud Larose. Did not decant. Savory notes in the wine- tobacco, soy sauce, gravel. Nose was not very strong. No vegetal notes. High acidity that strengthens on the finish, which is a bit inelegant.

Josh Kantor

Delicious 86 vintage. Great tannins, dried fruit.

Justin Hurst

From 6L. Baller. Glad someone shared it with me.

Naboth van den Broek

1986