As I’ve alluded to recently in my posts about Bordeaux futures, we're looking far back into the past as well! Not everything we're acquiring will need to spend the next twenty years in your cellar. When allocations of mature Bordeaux come across our table, we're always quick to snap them up—especially when they come directly from the château itself!!
It's one thing to purchase 25 year old bottles from a negotiant warehouse in France, but to have access to wines that have literally never left the château since bottling, aging gracefully in the chai under the watchful of the property steward, is rare opportunity indeed. Yet, that's exactly what I have for you today!
Let's break what I just snagged from Château Gruaud Larose in St. Julien:
Esteemed 2nd Growth Property
From the outstanding 1996 vintage (rated 96 as well by Robert Parker himself)
25+ years of maturation, no further cellaring required. Taste the beauty of mature Bordeaux without waiting two decades!
Bottles acquired directly from the château
I've locked in our allocation from Château Gruaud-Larose and we expect our limited cases to arrive by September. Lock down your bottles now by placing a pre-order! There aren’t many chances these days to get primo bottles ex-château for a fair price. I’ve got mine purchased already. That leaves three more cases for the public!
-David Driscoll