chateau gruaud larose 2eme cru classe st julien

Château Gruaud Larose

Château Gruaud Larose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2020

Name: Château Gruaud Larose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Gruaud Larose
Price: 438.53 GBP

95/100

Inside Bordeaux

96/100

The Wine Independent

95/100

Vinous

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2020 Gruaud Larose is realizing the potential I saw from barrel and again just after bottling. It is generous on the nose with baked black cherries, boysenberry and subtle floral scents. Cedar and forest floor aromas come through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and crisp acidity, quite structured and firm. There is an abiding sense of symmetry on the finish that is very appealing. Superb. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

drinking window 2030 - 2060

date of review 11/2024

96/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The opaque purple-black colored 2020 Gruaud Larose comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of crushed black cherries, juicy blackberries, and fresh black currants, followed by hints of sassafras, dark chocolate, and violets. Medium-bodied, the palate is very tightly coiled at this nascent stage, featuring firm, ripe, grainy tannins, and beautiful freshness to support the bright black berry and floral layers, finishing long and fragrant.

drinking window 2025 - 2045

date of review 03/2023

95/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Beautiful depth and character here, with violet flowers on the first nose. Supple but present tannins, there is architecture and a firm core to this wine, something to hold on to as it ages, with the classic elegance of 2020 giving shoulders and tension to the tannins. As it opens you find ruby red fruits, raspberry and loganberry along with pencil lead and smoked earth. The construction is impressive, a clear sign that Gruaud Larose is back up among the greatest estates of St Julien,living up to its 1855 2nd Growth billing. In organic conversion as of 2019, with certification due in 2022 for the vineyard, 95% new oak, 1/3 of production in this wine (following extensive vineyard replantings, so this percentage will rise over the next decade). Virginie Sallette winemaker, Eric Boissenot consultant. Harvest from October 9 to 24.

drinking window 2030 - 2048

date of review 02/2023

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Julien

Producer:

Château Gruaud Larose

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

12.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.