Gruaud Larose - 1986 (750ml) Size:750ml but it does not reveal

but it does not reveal the depth of some of the biggest Zins in this portfolio

dark chocolate and roasted herbs

Beginning to open magnificently

medium-weight Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next 12-14 years

Wine Spectator - 88 points

Gruaud Larose - 1986 (750ml) Size:750ml but it does not revealStill tasting as if it were only 7 8 years of age, the dense, garnet purple colored 1986 Gruaud Larose is evolving at a glacier pace. The wine still has mammoth structure, tremendous reserves of fruit and concentration, and a finish that lasts close to a minute. The wine is massive, very impressively constituted, with still some mouth searing tannin to shed. Decanting of one to two hours in advance seems to soften it a bit, but this is a wine that