Gruaud Larose Vintage:2009 revealing itself in slow-releasing layers

revealing itself in slow-releasing layers of black and blue fruits with exhilarating earth and mineral sparks

Firm reduction overshadows the fruit at present

elegant beauty that offers lots of minerality

this was even better

Gruaud Larose Vintage:2009 revealing itself in slow-releasing layersThere'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