2000 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux Sustainable the finish defies the impossible

the finish defies the impossible and stays with me long into the afternoon

The mousse is so refined

The palate is powerful and majestic with its sweet raspberries and licorice following through to an indecently long finish

such is the profundity of flavour at its core

perhaps the slowest out of the block of all Five Firsts at this point in their lives

2000 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux Sustainable the finish defies the impossibleFully mature (yet I'd say in the early stages of its drink window), the 2000 Chteau Gruaud Larose offers a ripe, powerful, medium to full bodied style as well as lots of currant and darker fruits followed by cedarwood, tobacco, iron, and assorted meaty, spicy nuances. It's a rich, almost chunky effort with a great mid palate, still present yet ripe tannins, and an excellent finish. It lacks some of the purity and precision of today's wines yet is a