1986 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1986

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 1 bottle

165,00 € tax incl. 137,50 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

96 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(01-2003) Still tasting as if it were only 7-8 years of age, the dense, garnet/purple-colored 1986 Gruaud-Larose is evolving at a glacier pace. The wine still has mammoth structure, tremendous reserves of fruit and concentration, and a finish that lasts close to a minute. The wine is massive, very impressively constituted, with still some mouth-searing tannin to shed. Decanting of one to two hours in advance seems to soften it a bit, but this is a wine that seems to be almost immortal in terms of its longevity. It is a great Medoc classic, and certainly one of the most magnificent Gruaud-Larose ever made. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035.

96 / 100

Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

(10-2019)

Features

Château informations

Features

Vintage	Wine 1986
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Julien
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Country	France
Château	Gruaud Larose
Country	France

Château informations

Gruaud Larose

The Château Gruaud-Larose is a Bordeaux wine located in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle. AOC Saint-Julien, it is classified second growth in the Medoc 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 best vintages of Château Gruaud Larose are 1945, the vintage 1947, the wines of 1961, the vintage 1982 and 1986. Then, the grands crus classés of 1990, 2000 vintages wines and 2009 are excellent.

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