Château Gruaud Larose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien
    Château Gruaud Larose

    Château Gruaud Larose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2015

    94/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    92/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2015

      6x75cl

      DP

      £416.74

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    We were generally very impressed by the balance and harmony of the wines at the St Julien UGC. Few were blockbusters, but they all had ample fruit, a sense of freshness, sympathetic tannins and a sense of cohesion. This is the best Gruaud we can remember tasting for many years. Fashioned from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc this offers a beautifully perfumed bouquet of damsons, cherry, sloe and graphite. The palate is awash with pure crème de mûre, mulberry and loganberry. This is very polished with serious with corseted tannins and mineral infused dark fruits on the finish. It remains fresh and classy throughout. Very good indeed.

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    Critic Reviews

    92/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2015 Gruaud Larose has an expressive nose, with mainly red fruit (raspberry and cranberry) mixed with cedar and light graphite scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. This is fleshy compared to its peers and lightly spiced with a harmonious, very Saint-Julien finish. Recommended and at 13% alcohol, this is lower than many other Grand Cru Classé. Tasted blind at the 2015 Bordeaux Ten-Year-On tasting at Farr Vintners.
    drinking window 2026 - 2042
    date of review 06/2025
    94/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Dark ruby in colour, this has really come into its own over the past 6 years, proving wrong those who underestimated it during En Primeur. Emphasis right now on creamy dark fruits that envovlop everything, with real volume through the mid palate and a slow build along with sinewy tannins that grip the front of the mouth. This has so much potential, and I suggest still giving it another three or four years. 90% new oak (a big jump up from the 2010), harvset September 29 to October 15. The improvements brought by the vineyard restructing programme, that had begun in 2008, were starting to be felt at this point.
    drinking window 2024 - 2042
    date of review 11/2021

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Julien
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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