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2020 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (79%), Merlot (17%), Cabernet Franc (4%)
Not ready (Drink 2027 - 2053)
James Lawther MW
17.5/20
Jane Anson MW
95/100
Product: 20208004383

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2020 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Not ready (2027 - 2053)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (79%), Merlot (17%), Cabernet Franc (4%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Gruaud-Larose

Critics reviews

James Lawther MW 17.5/20

79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample.

Highest percentage yet of Cabernet in the blend. Fruit-driven and structured. Plenty of drive from the word go. Builds on the palate in persistent fashion, the refined tannins giving a long linear flow. Lovely fruit. Delicious now but has ageing potential.

Drink 2028 - 2045
James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com (May 2021)
Jane Anson MW 95/100

Elegant yet driven with gentle power, nothing going overboard or trying too hard. This takes a beat, then it comes strongly - evident spice and flesh, full of raspberry, blueberry, blackcurrant pastille, fennel, hawthorn and liquorice. The tannins build up through the palate and press in on the final moments. Virginie Salette winemaker since 2017. A yield of 32hl/ha. Vinify at around 22-23°C, so an extremely low and slow extraction. Harvest was from September 14 to 29. A big shouldered St-Julien but with a wide nuance of flavours.

Drink 2028 - 2042
Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2021)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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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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Chateau Gruaud Larose

Château Gruaud-Larose is a 2ème Cru Classé property that produces one of St-Julien's most full-bodied and long-lived wines.
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