Gruaud Larose 1982 750mL (Top Shoulder) Bordeaux is that it offers no

is that it offers no hint of heaviness or coarseness

Although the tannins are elevated

All the wines are aged in 100% new French oak

1997 Dalla Valle - Close to perfection

Gruaud Larose 1982 750mL (Top Shoulder) Bordeaux is that it offers no"One of the most powerful, massive wines of the vintage is the 1982 Gruaud Larose, a full bodied, broad and concentrated effort redolent of ripe black fruits, loamy soil, smoked meats, leather, espresso roast and hints of cigar wrapper. Rich, layered and expansive, its deep core of ripe, fleshy fruit is framed by sweet, powdery tannins. As ever with the wines of the Cordier era, the fly in the ointment is that the wine's wild, somewhat animal profile