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1990 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1990

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

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90-94 / 100

Very good

1990 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1990

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

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189,00 € tax incl. 157,50 € tax excl.

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Avis d'expert

95 / 100

Autre

Tom Cannavan (01-2011) What a gorgeous nose, with abundant sweet fruit and muscular concentration, but nowhere near as unyielding as the 1986, with softening hints of earth and truffle, a light smokiness wreathed through the fruit. Delicious palate, this has energy and a real edge of acidity and tight-grained tannin. The Finish is really, really long, with spices and plenty of cedary finesse, but a depth of structure supporting plenty of fruit. Harmonious and very complete, a fabulous Gruaud.

94 / 100

Jeannie Cho Lee

(06-2017)

92 / 100

Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

(02-2019)

91 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(09-2007)

90 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(06-2015) Tasted in that well-known Bordeaux appellation called "Burgundy," the 1990 Château Gruaud Larose is a Saint Julien that has always flirted with funkiness. Here that came through quite strongly on this occasion, partly because it was juxtaposed against the purity of the 1990 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge. That does not detract from a thoroughly enjoyable wine. The nose shows just a touch of brettanomyces here, soft black fruit with melted tar, graphite, leather and game. The palate has a gaminess from start to finish, carrying the warmth of that summer into the glass, melted tannins with just a touch of dryness towards the finish. It is a pleasurable, if not intellectual Saint Julien to drink over the next 15 years. Tasted June 2015.

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1990
Rating	90-94
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Julien
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	Less than 100 €
Château	Gruaud Larose
Country	France

Château informations

Gruaud Larose

The Chateau Gruaud-Larose is a Bordeaux wine located in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle. AOC Saint-Julien, it is ranked second growth in the Grand Cru classification of 1855

(>> see article "Grands Crus Classés from Bordeaux, Official Classification of 1855").

Château Gruaud-Larose's vineyard is composed of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec. The wine stays for 16 to 18 months in oak barrels in new mediums at 35%. Some great vintages have remained exceptional in Gruaud-Larose, as in all of Bordeaux, such as 1961, 1982, 1986 or 1989. This important area with extremely rare homogeneity is implanted on 80 hectares of single piece of deep gravel rumps . It produces the largest and most robust Saint-Julien, a wine of great class and very long guard, raised until 1991 under the direction of Georges Pauli, who has exalted his characteristic style under several successive owners.