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  • Country ranking ?

    1 510
  • Producer ranking ?

    37
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    Now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Enjoy without food

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The Story

The Gruaud Larose terroir is truly remarkable and unique. It is a single vineyard of 80 hectares with gravels from the Gironde estuary, dating from the Mindel Ist and Mindel IInd (about 700 000 years ago), and that in some places are over 18 feet deep. The soil is very poor and sandy, and therefore does not hold water. Drainage is one of the major concerns of a conscientious vine-grower.

It is also an important factor at Gruaud Larose where...

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Wine Information

The Gruaud Larose terroir is truly remarkable and unique. It is a single vineyard of 80 hectares with gravels from the Gironde estuary, dating from the Mindel Ist and Mindel IInd (about 700 000 years ago), and that in some places are over 18 feet deep. The soil is very poor and sandy, and therefore does not hold water. Drainage is one of the major concerns of a conscientious vine-grower.

It is also an important factor at Gruaud Larose wher...

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Average Bottle Price

2015 2010 2005 2000 1995
4 010€ +4.4% 3 840€ +158.1% 1 488€ +25.7% 1 184€ +71.6% 690€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Deep, Brownish and Evolved

ending

Long, Pure and Lingering

nose

Intense, Seductive, Tempting and Rich

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Balanced, Concentrated, Multi-dimensional, Medium-bodied, Medium-Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Intelligent

Written Notes

1870 (magnum) “10 september, good and rich vintage with a high maturity”. Light tawny colour. Intense and mature nose, a bit gamey with a lot of spiciness, after a while it gets a bit fruitier and displays sweet fruit, walnut and leather – very complex and evoking. The palate is sweet and smooth with mature fruit and a good harmony, lacks a bit flesh on the mid palate, really intense aftertaste with layers of mature flavours. A perfectly mature wine, by no means tired, still with a lot of charm and complexity. Drink now
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Origin

St.Julien, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

Serious
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