2022 Château Gruaud-Larose Grand Cru Classé
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Log inChâteau Gruaud-Larose is a wine estate in Bordeaux and a second cru from the 1855 Bordeaux wine classification system. It is located in the village of Saint-Julien. For a long time it was one of the most important châteaux in the village, only overshadowed by the - originally undivided - Léoville. This cru, located behind Ch. Branaire Ducru and next to Ch. Lagrange, benefits from a magnificent terroir of stony deposits (from the Gironde, 700,000 years ago). It has belonged to the Merlaut family since 1997 and in recent years the wines have been awarded very high ratings without exception and their Gruaud-Larose is above all a super feminine, refined and delicate, but beautifully concentrated St. Julien. The vineyards are (or are in conversion) to organic viticulture.
The 2022 vintage of Gruaud Larose consists of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. The grapes were harvested from September 7th to September 24th. The average age of the vines is around 48 years old. They use "plot selection" and they pick the grapes by hand. They sort the grapes into 4 different selections. The wine is aged for 18 months in French barrels (95% new). Many call this vintage, the wine that brought Gruaud Larose back to the top.
FACT: Under the tab: Attachment you will find the official factsheet and we will send it to you digitally when you order this wine. Also worth mentioning that we buy the (Bordeaux) wines directly and never through intermediaries because then we do not know which journeys the wine has made and how it has been treated. The wines come from the cellars of the Chateau directly to our conditioned Warehouse in Dordrecht where all our wines are stored.
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The progress at this estate continues with the terrific 2022 Gruaud Larose, a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc that unfurls in the glass with deep aromas of minty blackberries, violets and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's elegantly muscular, with a broad attack that segues into a concentrated mid-palate framed by supple, powdery tannins. Richer and more brooding than its 2020 and 2019 counterparts, it confirms Gruaud's return to the Saint-Julien élite. Around one-third of the production made it into the grand vin this year, the château's first with organic certification.
Published: Apr 28, 2023
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(95-97)
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2028 - 2070
From: You’re Unbelievable: Bordeaux 2022 (May 2023)
The 2022 Gruaud Larose was picked from 7 to 24 September and includes a little more pressed wine this year: 13.5% exclusively from Cabernet Sauvignon due to the quality. This latest vintage matured for a planned 18 months in 95% new oak. Significantly, this is the first year under organic certification (notice two storks on the label signifying this. Maybe they are carrying a little Gruaud baby?) At 13.64% alcohol, this is less than many other properties for those seeking slower intoxication. It has an impressive bouquet with pure blackberry and raspberry fruit, black truffle and sous-bois scents. I am impressed by its delineation and focus; frankly, these are the nicest aromatics I've encountered for a while at this address. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins. I cannot remember a Gruaud at this nascent stage that exhibits this level of energy and tension deriving from the Cabernet Sauvignon extracted at the beginning of vinification. There's much more precision here. Mineral-driven toward the finish, this easily surpasses vintages made at the estate over the last decade and more. Perhaps like the legendary Gruauds of old (1982, 1961, 1928, even 1870)? Gruaud reborn.
- By Neal Martin on April 2023
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- Deuxième Grand Cru Classé en 1855
De 2022 Château Gruaud-Larose toont geconcentreerde aroma’s van zwarte bessen en framboos met viooltjes, een ondertoon van zwarte truffel en potloodslijpsel, medium tot full body en fijne, poederige tannines ondersteund door subtiele nieuwe eikenhouten tonen en een mineraal-gedreven finish. Dankzij zijn stevige structuur, precieze zuren en rijpe tannines snijdt en omlijst hij vet en umami in rundvlees, lams- en wildgerechten en past hij uitstekend bij rijke stoofschotels; de fruitigheid en het aardse karakter versterken geroosterde smaken en paddenstoel-achtige sauzen. Voor het beste resultaat kies je voor langzaam gegaarde brasades en stoofschotels van rund of wild, geroosterd lamsvlees met kruidenkorst of gegrilde entrecote met een reduction van rode wijn en paddenstoelen.
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