1966 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1966

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

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SoDivin rating

85-89 / 100

Good

1966 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1966

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

210,00 € tax incl. 175,00 € tax excl.

Level 5/6 cm

Stock : 0 bottle

195,00 € tax incl. 162,50 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

89 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(9-2007)

88 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(1-1998)
A classic vintage for Gruaud-Larose, the 1966 remains surprisingly young, relatively unevolved, but austere, with a black currant, cedary, earthy fruitiness, and firm tannins. The finish is dry, but long and still youthful. In style and texture, the 1966 Gruaud-Larose resembles a big Pauillac. Will the 1966 Gruaud-Larose ever shed its tannic toughness?

87 / 100

Wine Spectator

(2-1991)
Cedary, tarry nose, with hints of cassis. Firm yet beginning to round off. Elegant cassis emerges, and the wine begins to open, showing nuances of fruit, but it's not yet ready to drink.

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(6-1994)
Although drinking well in the late 1970s, noted several times as unready during the early part of the next decade. Also various bottles "fully evolved", "full of fruit and extract", "crisp", "still tannic" --a bit of a hotch potch of notes. A fragrant, rich, cedary double magnum at the chateau in April 1994, notably full-bodied and laden with fruit, extract and tannin. Two months later a most attractive bottle, stylish, mature, drinking well.

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1966
Rating	85-89
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 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.