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Wine Description
The Story
The wine of kings, the king of wines"—that’s the legendary motto gracing the label of Château Gruaud Larose, easily one of the crown jewels of the Saint-Julien appellation. The estate’s history kicks off way back in 1725 with Abbé Gruaud. In 1781, he left the property to his nephew, Chevalier de Larose, who proudly added his own name to the estate.
The château truly made its mark in 1855 when it earned the prestigious title of Second Grand ...
Wine Information
SOIL : Garonne gravel from the first quaternary, settled more than 600 000 years ago.
2006 CLIMATE : A cool start to the year resulted in a late budburst. Dry spring and flowering in good conditions. July was very hot, leading to a stop in the vegetative growth before a precocious beginning of veraison. A cool and cloudy August provoked a veraison spread over quite some time. A favorable climate at the end of maturation, during the first an...
