1998 Gruaud-LaroseColour : Red Producer : Gruaud Larose Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : St Julien Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1998 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : RP88 Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : Gruaud Larose has fashioned an elegant, less rustic wine than previous vintages. The color is a healthy dark ruby purple. The bouquet offers aromas of plums, black raspberries, and cassis. Stylish, with medium to full body,

Tasted at the Pichon-Baron vertical at the château Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product

Yet there is bundles of freshness infused into this Deuxième Vin and there is a palpable salinity on the aftertaste

at a production level so small that secondary market appearances are genuinely rare

Light to medium-bodied with very fine tannins

Colour : Red Producer : Michel Ogier / Stephane  Ogier Label Name : Cote Rotie Cote Blonde Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Cote Rotie Variety : Syrah Vintage : 2015 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : Wine Spectator 97 Tasting Note : Inky ruby

Colour : Red Producer : Petit Village Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pomerol Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1998 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : AG89+ - Vinous by Antonio Galloni Tasting Note : Ruby-red

featuring bags of juicy raspberry and cassis-laced fruit and a refreshing line

chalk mineral

At once densely packed and delineated

thick mid-palate

the 2005 opens up beautifully to show notable density and layers of texture that still need time to fully emerge

It has a refined bouquet with cedar and a touch of iodine that gradually evokes images of Margaux with time