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Chateau Gruaud-Larose 2nd Cru Classé 2015, 0.75
Château Gruaud-Larose is a 2ème Cru Classé estate that produces one of the most substantial and long-lived wines in St-Julien. For many years Gruaud-Larose was owned by the négociants Cordier who also own Château Talbot. In 1993 it was sold to the French conglomerate Alcastel Alstom, who in turn sold it to the Taillan Group, owners of Chasse-Spleen and Haut-Bages-Libéral, in 1997. The talented Georges Pauli remained as savant and winemaker throughout these changes.
Gruaud-Larose has 84 hectares of vineyards located on a gravel-rich plateau, just west of Château Beychevelle. The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Franc (8%) and Petit Verdot (2%). Vinification takes place in a mixture of wooden vats and cement tanks and the wine is matured in oak barriques (30% new) for 18 months. In its youth Gruaud-Larose can be tannic and awkward, but with bottle ageing it becomes wonderfully harmonious, developing complex and alluring characteristics of concentrated black fruits, cedar, spice and liquorice.