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1996 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (64%), Merlot (26%), Cabernet Franc (7%), Petit Verdot (3%)
Ready - mature (Drink 2002 - 2023)
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Robert Parker
89/100
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1996 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

This has a Gruaud signature etched onto its enticing, rich and decadent nose. This is a superb example of Bordeaux and particular St Julien at its very best. Really silky and creamy on the palate with a fabulously exotic, powerful, ripe and sweet black/red fruit core. Long finish and very classy indeed.
(Simon Staples - Berrys' Fine Wine Director - 20-Feb-2009)
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 1996
Alcohol % 12.5%
Maturity Ready - mature (2002 - 2023)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (64%), Merlot (26%), Cabernet Franc (7%), Petit Verdot (3%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Gruaud-Larose

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Dark ruby with a blackish cast. Some very classical dry cedary notes on the nose – definitely tertiary. Sweet start and very round fruit with virtually no tannin in evidence. So sweet it only just has enough freshness but this would be a very attractive plump wine to drink now. Good attack. 12.5%
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com
Robert Parker 89/100
In the bottle, Gruaud Larose appears to have returned to the form it possessed when I first tasted it from cask - a stylish, surprisingly civilized, medium-bodied wine without the muscle and power expected from both this terroir and vintage. It still possesses excellent density, as well as roasted herb, licorice, and black currant flavors intermixed with incense-like smells. The wine is medium to full-bodied, pure, rich, and forward. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2018.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (Apr 1999)

About this wine

Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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