CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1988
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1988
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1988

CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1988

Wine 1988 2ème Cru Classé  Bordeaux Saint Julien
90-94 / 100 Rated by 4 experts

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92 / 100
Wine Spectator November - 1998
Wine Spectator
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.
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90 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee December - 2012
Jeannie Cho Lee
A beautiful, medium bodied red Bordeaux still in its prime even in a half bottle format. Wine has notes of mushrooms, leather, earth, sweet spices and supple, velvety tannins. Compared to a full 750ml bottle, this half bottle of Gruaud Larose is more evolved and even more enjoyable. This is a bottle acquired at least 10 years ago from auction in the US and it was originally imported by Chateau & Estates. The wine is in great condition.
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90 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin September - 1994
Jean-Marc Quarin
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.
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89 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate June - 2011
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
 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.
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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
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"
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