2006 Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien (in magnum)
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About Chateau Gruaud Larose
This "Super Second" began its life in 1725 under the direction of the Gruaud brothers. One a magistrate, and the other a priest, together they owned 116 hectares of gravelly soil in southern St. Julien.
2006 Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien (in magnum)
Producer: Chateau Gruaud Larose
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Bordeaux Blend
Origin: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Saint Julien
85 Points | Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
89 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2009
($65) Good deep red. Musky, gamey aromas of plum, dark chocolate, cocoa powder and roasted oak. Fat, plummy and lush, but with decent spine to give the wine shape. Sweet but not overly so, offering more breadth than depth. Finishes with dusty, horizontal tannins.
90 Points | Wine Spectator
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