1988 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1988

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

145,00 € tax incl. 120,83 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

92 / 100

Wine Spectator

(11-1998) This tight and powerful red has lots of tannin and fruit concentration. Full-bodied, with lovely violet and berry aromas and flavors. Built for aging.--1988 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2002.

90 / 100

Jean-Marc Quarin

(09-1994) Burgundy red color. Dark. Intense. Slightly evolved. Nose of medium intensity. First animal, the wine evolves on wood and sage aromas. With the agitation of the fruit and an impression of power. Soft attack. The wine develops on a round structure, quite fat and aromatic on the mid-palate. We find the whole nose with a little lack of fresh fruit. The tannin is well balanced but nonetheless firm with a pronounced, somewhat rustic extraction. Warm tip on the finish.

90 / 100

Jeannie Cho Lee

(12-2012)

89 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(06-2011) Tasted at The Ledbury Gruaud Larose lunch, the 1988 is a commendable wine from the estate. It takes time to unfurl on the nose, so afford bottles say one-hour of decanting. It eventually offers dusty red fruit, fireside hearth and just a soupcon of cherry liqueur that disappears and is replaced by truffle. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of hardness on the entry. Certainly, in keeping with the vintage it is more austere than the 1989, but it has a lovely tobacco-infused finish that shows good length, if not astounding complexity. Very fine. Tasted June 2011.

Features

Château informations

Features

Vintage	Wine 1988
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Julien
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Country	France
Château	Château Gruaud Larose
Country	France

Château informations

Château 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"