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2016 Ch Gruaud Larose 2ème Cru St Julien - 6x75cl
06B6GRUA6PK _ 2016 - Ch Gruaud Larose 2ème Cru St Julien - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Gruaud Larose
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ PV / Malbec
  • Drinking 2024 - 2033
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available

2016 - Ch Gruaud Larose 2ème Cru St Julien - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Gruaud Larose
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ PV / Malbec
  • Drinking 2024 - 2033
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available

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  • Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 90-92

    The later harvest in 2016 meant this wine was a little backward at the primeur tastings. Considered amongst the appellation’s most reliable properties, it was slightly shy when tasting. After the initial abundance of ripe blackberry fruit, the wine was less expressive in the palate and will surely benefit from maturation in cask to show its true colours. DR

  • Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 90-92

    The later harvest in 2016 meant this wine was a little backward at the primeur tastings. Considered amongst the appellation’s most reliable properties, it was slightly shy when tasting. After the initial abundance of ripe blackberry fruit, the wine was less expressive in the palate and will surely benefit from maturation in cask to show its true colours. DR

  • Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 93

    The 2016 Gruaud-Larose has quite a fruit-driven, generous bouquet of layers of black and red fruit laced with graphite and tertiary aromas. Is there just a slight touch of brettanomyces here? The medium-bodied palate is earthy and a little ferrous, with rounded tannin, and quite approachable compared to its peers. Slightly smudged toward the finish, but it shows great persistence. Very fine, very Gruaud. 2023 - 2050

  • Neal Martin, April l2017, Score: 93-95

    The 2016 Gruaud Larose is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc this year, picked between 29 September until 15 October (with the Petit Verdot) and matured in 80% new oak, the remainder one or two years old. The alcohol is a modest 13.02%. It has a generous bouquet with scents of blackberry, briary, a touch of sandalwood and tobacco, gaining more precision as it aerates in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, certainly one of the most finessed Gruaud Larose in recent years, with perfectly judged acidity. I love the focus here, a little understated at first but you cannot deny the intensity and precision on the finish. Moreover, this seems to be a slightly more detailed Gruaud, nuanced and long in the mouth. Excellent—and I suspect it might be a little more approachable than some of its peers. Drink Date 2023 - 2060

  • James Suckling, April 2017, Score: 95-96

    Full-bodied, layered and juicy young wine. Very tannic yet ripe and intense. Powerful finish. This will be excellent. Better than the 2015.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2017, Score: 17.5+

    Very succulent and buoyant on the palate this is an indulgent Gruaud with stern tannins which finish off a mediumweight palate which is dotted with green highlights. Cooler and calmer than most this is a slightly confusing wine in 2016 and while everything seems in place it lacks the true lift and personality associated with this esteemed property.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2017, Score: 17.5

    Initially there's a whiff of sweet oak, and then underneath there is the vineyard and real savour. Ripe but not forced. Good stuff with a 'mineral' whiff. Not a blockbuster but very well balanced with lovely length. Drink 2025-2045

  • Tim Atkin, May 2017, Score: 91

    It’s a pleasure to see this winery producing clean, well-made wines without any of the farmyards notes of the past. The blend is still quite serious and austere at the moment, with a carapace of firm tannins and plenty of supporting acidity, but the dark berry fruit is there too. 2026-36

Producer

Château Gruaud Larose

Gruaud Larose is one of the most dispersed châteaux. The estate is almost like a hamlet unto itself, with stone building after stone building all decorating the property like life-sized Monopoly board pieces. Reviewing its family history, it is easy to understand why. For many years it had been shuffled from one owner to the next, subsequently divided, pieced back together only to be divided again. After all these divisions...Read more

Gruaud Larose is one of the most dispersed châteaux. The estate is almost like a hamlet unto itself, with stone building after stone building all decorating the property like life-sized Monopoly board pieces. Reviewing its family history, it is easy to understand why. For many years it had been shuffled from one owner to the next, subsequently divided, pieced back together only to be divided again. After all these divisions and transformations, the estate stands today at 150 hectares, 82 of which are planted with vines. Its current owners, the Merlaut family, purchased the château in 1997. Their other holdings include Chasse Spleen, La Gurgue, Haut Bages Libéral, Citran and Ferrière. Considerable financial investment has contributed to the château's new found dynamism. Not only is it one of the more self-sufficient châteaux in Bordeaux, it is also one of the most natural. Practicing organic techniques, they create their own compost from the remnant stalks, skins and seeds and were the first château to recycle their own water.Read less

Region

St Julien

St Julien is like the middle child of the Médoc - not as assertive as Pauillac or as coquettish as Margaux. It lies firmly between the two more outspoken communes and as a result produces a blend of them both. St Julien's wines have often been sought out by aficionados for their balance and consistency, particularly in the UK. Yet due to its middle child nature, it can occasionally be overlooked globally and as a result underrated by those markets outside the UK. Despite the fact that it has no first growths, it has several second growths including Léoville Las Cases, Léoville Barton, Léoville Poyferré and Ducru Beaucaillou as well as the celebrated châteaux such as Talbot and Beychevelle.

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