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A SINGULAR LOT OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE.
THE GRANDEST GRUAUD LAROSE, A VERTICAL
TASTING EXTRAVAGANZA AND AN ORIGINAL
BOTTLE FROM 1865.
N
orthern Trust offers six bottles of the extraordinary 1961
Château Gruaud Larose, as homage to our Honored
Guest.
With such an impressive line-up in this auction, these
bottles can be singled out as the greatest mature wines of Gruaud
Larose. They have power, richness and dense concentration. It’s
a vigorous wine and remains fresh and young despite its age, with
dark garnet color with some amber. The accolades continue for its
wonderfully fragrant quality, a viscous texture, sensational depth
of fruit and a fabulous, lengthy finish.
With its slogan
‘TheWine Of Kings, The King Of Wines,’
Château Gruaud Larose revels in its celebrated status
in the
compact, cru classé-concentrated appellation of Saint-Julien,
the smallest of the Médoc’s famous regions. Gruaud Larose’s 82
hectares of vines add up to almost 10% of all Saint-Julien’s vineyards.
Starting with the 1982, a wine that shows impressive concentration
with polish and pure expressions of licorice, cassis and plum, the
following vintages in this
extraordinary vertical shine as well, with
unparallelled provenance.
Generously contributed by
Northern Trust and
Château Gruaud Larose
ESTIMATED VALUE $7,000
LOT 4Château Gruaud Larose 1961
(6 bottles)
Original 1865 “Shipwrecked” bottle
filledwithCh. Gruaud Larose 2000
(1 bottle)
Château Gruaud Larose 1982, 1983,
1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996,
2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010
(1 bottle each)
SAINT-JULIEN, BORDEAUX
19 bottles
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