1967 Gruaud Larose
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At peak in the mid-1970s, this wine was effusively fruity, ripe, round, and sweet. Now the color has taken on a brownish cast, the flavors seem to be at odds with each other, and the wine tastes like it is cracking up. Some of my friends claim to have drunk much better bottles, so perhaps I have been unlucky. Anticipated maturity: Now-may be in decline. Last tasted, 3/89.
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At peak in the mid-1970s, this wine was effusively fruity, ripe, round, and sweet. Now the color has taken on a brownish cast, the flavors seem to be at odds with each other, and the wine tastes like it is cracking up. Some of my friends claim to have drunk much better bottles, so perhaps I have been unlucky. Anticipated maturity: Now-may be in decline. Last tasted, 3/89. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
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Ch. Gruaud Larose is a Second Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Bordeaux. It is often considered one of the best-value Left Bank estates, with the wines occasionally matching those of the First Growths.