TN 89 Gruaud Larose

I had the '90 not too long ago and it was good, but nothing to write home about either. It had a tremendous barnyard funk to it that just wouldn't ease up. This made it a little hard for me to get into.

VA

i can tell you the 86 is outstanding

I'll trade you a '90 for an '86

VA

i'll keep the 86 thanks, but i bought two 99's in new york for 36.00 each. i think the 01 and 02's will both be smart buys.this chateau's star is on the rise

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drthvader
The problem is they're price is also on the rise...from CN$80 for the '99...to CN$120 (I think) for the '00 here in B.C.


I offer sound advice.
That's 99% sound and 1% advice

I had the 1990 Gruaud Larose two months ago, along with other 1990 Bordeaux: Latour, Lafite, Angelus, La Mission Haut Brion, Troplong Mondot, Montrose, Pichon Baron, Lafluer a Pomerol, and a couple more that slip my mind just now.

The Gruaud was for me Wine of the Night. Some others voted Latour, other LMHB. But it was close either way.

RP scored the 1990 96 points in his latest book, but did not think that much of the 1989.

VA, I'll trade you one 1986 for one 1990 Gruaud. How has yours been stored these years?

tyee, the 01 futures of the Gruard are about 30..00 us, i think that's a buy

The 1986 Gruaud-Larose should be spectacular when it opens up. I bought a case plus a bottle and tried the first bottle maybe a couple of years ago. It was dense and closed and I haven't opened another yet.

Just one more sip.

A bunch of the 88 and 89 Gruaud popped up in a few New York and New Jersey stores about 6 months to a year ago. Something about the transition between Diego and Seagram.

The 88, at least from this batch, was clearly better than the 89. A surprise to me. Good, mature claret.

Cheers

Tom

I wasn't happy at all with the 1989. I just auctioned off a half case.

Just one more sip.

a friend of mine popped this from his cellar last night and, while it wasn't excellent, i certainly didn't find it as bad as the tone of this thread...

no formal notes, we were just BS'ing over a couple glasses... but i will say that it had relatively attractive appearance, nose & texture... i was somewhat disappointed with the finish, it started out dry & gritty, but that eventually subsided... if i was going to rate it, prob. somewhere in the higher 80's

A Second Growth from a great year like 1989 ought to score a lot higher than the upper 80s.

Board-O

what did you not like about it?

It wasn't a bad wine, but in the context of 1989, it was nothing special, still a little disjointed. It's possible it'll improve some, but I seriously doubt it will ever be a great wine, like many other 1989 Bordeaux.

i guess i just misunderstood everyone... i didn't find it bad either... i just sudo rated the wine what i did mostly because nothing "wowed" me about it. it was a style i could like, but like you said - nothing special. i do remember it being silky, and for awhile very attractive & nuanced on the nose. however, it went away after about an hour & a half to become relatively simple w/ soft cherry fruits... but, i did enjoy it.