1990 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1990

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

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SoDivin rating

90-94 / 100

Very good

1990 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1990

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 3 bottles

189,00 € tax incl. 157,50 € tax excl.

Label Highly damaged

Stock : 1 bottle

150,00 € tax incl. 125,00 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

91 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(09-2007)

93 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(02-1997)
In many cases, the results of my blind tastings confirmed how much I underrated several 1990s. One wine I unquestionably short-changed is the 1990 Gruaud Larose. Over the last few years I had rated the wine 90 points several times, but more often Gruaud fell comfortably in the 88-89 point category. Gruaud-Larose was superb at the most recent tasting. Moreover, this might be a 1990 that is still affordable. The wine exhibits a thick-looking, plumpurplegarnet-like color. A sensational nose of jammy black-cherries, earth, cedar, and herbs has become far more intense and striking. The wine displays sensational richness and power, but not quite the burly, monstrous size and hulking weight of the 1986 or 1982. Yet it reveals impressive stuffing and power. The low acidity emphasizes the thick, juicy, succulent fruit in this backward yet rich, chewy wine. This was the finest showing yet for the 1990 Gruaud Larose.

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	From 100 € to 200 €
Château	Gruaud Larose
Country	France

Château informations

Gruaud Larose

The Chateau Gruaud-Larose is a vineyard located in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle in Gironde. AOC Saint-Julien, it ranked second in the Grand Cru classification of 1855. The vineyards of Chateau Gruaud-Larose has a vine up to 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec. . The wine spends 16-18 months in oak barrels in fresh medium at 35%. . Vintages that have remained outstanding as at Gruaud-Larose, as throughout the Bordeaux region, including 1961, 1982, 1986 or 1989... This important field uniformity rare is located on 80 hectares of contiguous ridges of deep bass. They produce the most massive and most robust of the Saint-Julien, a wine of great class and very long-garde high until 1991 under the direction of Georges Pauli, who exalted his characteristic style in several successive owners. .