1998 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1998

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

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90-94 / 100

Very good

1998 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1998

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 15 bottles

95,00 € tax incl. 79,17 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

92 / 100

Jean-Marc Quarin

(6-2008) Tested blind, not decanted. The color is dark and slightly evolved. Fruity nose, moderately aromatic. Tender, fruity, caressing. However, it shows a lack of maturity in the middle and ends a bit bitter. Average length.

92 / 100

Autre

James Suckling

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Features

Vintage	1998
Rating	90-94
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Julien
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	Less than 100 €
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.