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Tasting notes
Score 82/100 · Wine Spectator

This tight and powerful red has lots of tannin and fruit concentration. Full-bodied, with lovely violet and berry aromas and flavors. Built for aging.--1988 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2002__. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1998.

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Critic scores
86
86/100

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82
82/100

Wine Spectator

89
89/100

Robert Parker

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89 points
Robert Parker
Score 89/100 · Robert Parker

The 1988 is probably a 30-year wine. Extremely hard and backward, but concentrated, long, and full-bodied, it reminded me of the 1975, only less savage. Let's hope the fruit holds up. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2025. Last tasted, 5/93. Aug 1993, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

Gruaud Larose 1:1
Gruaud Larose

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.

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