Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

9.244 ratings
9.16 pro ratings
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Douglas Renall

Beautiful wine - balanced, concentrated and memorable

Beautiful wine - balanced, concentrated and memorable

Sep 24th, 2017
Yannik Poirier

Échantillon de barriques....

Échantillon de barriques....

May 29th, 2013
Bestpolar

Dinner party with David and Margaret Mackenzie and Toby & Ilja
July 2023
(Also a 2015, both from eBay.fr during COVID lockdown)

Dinner party with David and Margaret Mackenzie and Toby & Ilja
July 2023
(Also a 2015, both from eBay.fr during COVID lockdown)

Jul 9th, 2023
Alex Pettigrew

Christmas wine! AMAZING

Christmas wine! AMAZING

Dec 24th, 2019
Ken Z
9.2

Drank 10/19/17. Tasting pour.

Earthy nose of barnyard which blows off to reveal layers of black fruit and spice. Palate with medium, well integrated tannins, black currant and plum. Finishes with dark fruit and a hint of wood.

4/22/8/4/4 +50 = 92 pts

Drank 10/19/17. Tasting pour.

Earthy nose of barnyard which blows off to reveal layers of black fruit and spice. Palate with medium, well integrated tannins, black currant and plum. Finishes with dark fruit and a hint of wood.

4/22/8/4/4 +50 = 92 pts

Oct 19th, 2017
Brad

Subtle at first, but absolutely fantastic.

Subtle at first, but absolutely fantastic.

May 4th, 2017
Kyle Volluz

Wonderful. Black pepper. Tobacco. Pencil lead.

Wonderful. Black pepper. Tobacco. Pencil lead.

Feb 17th, 2017
chao

Nice. Smell: black paper

Nice. Smell: black paper

Aug 11th, 2016
Buck Williams

Fantastic with leg of lamb.

Fantastic with leg of lamb.

Apr 29th, 2016
Daacat Daacat

One of the best wine I 've tasted in recent months.

One of the best wine I 've tasted in recent months.

Jan 18th, 2016