Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien 2. Cru Classé 2020 i trækasse

"98 points. Impressive complexity and drama here..." - Decanter

"97 points. Extremely high quality grapes which have been brought to the glass in a truly knowledgeable manner." - WinesCritic

"96 points. Deep and concentrated..." - Robert Parker

"96 points. It’s lovely to taste now and will age beautifully." - James Suckling 

"#25 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023"  - Wine Spectator

Største Gruaud Larose siden legendariske 1982? I hvert fald hvis du spørger Robert Parker!

Det er alt andet end tilfældigt, når anmelderne falder på halen over frugtkvaliteten. Ikke alene er årgangen sublim – det historiske slot Gruaud Larose råder samtidig over mere end 85 år gamle Cabernet Sauvignon-stokke, der har rødderne dybt begravet i Saint-Juliens klassiske grus. Det er også værd at bemærke, at stort set hele Gruaud Laroses terroir er én sammenhængende vinmark.

Gruaud Larose er kongeslottet over dem alle hos Jacques Merlaut, der vel at mærke også ejer prestigiøse adresser som Château Haut Bages Liberal, Chateau Ferrière og Château Chasse Spleen.

Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinen i original trækasse

Anmeldelser af Château Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien 2. Cru Classé 2020

98/100 Decanter
“Detailed and delicate, this has a seductive charm to it, slowly displaying scented blueberries and raspberries, before layers of salty minerality, liquorice, and cooling blue fruits come into play as well as tobacco and liquorice adding a savoury touch. It’s not immediately upfront - more calm and collected, slowly growing in stature and presence. Tannins are fine but mouthcoating, giving the structure, this isn't a light wine, but it's supremely elegant and excellently textured. Impressive complexity and drama here, still very serious but it's sublime too. A luminous wine I'd love to own.”

98/100 Tastingbook.com

97/100 WinesCritic.com
“Elegant with a Bohemian nature alternating delicate mixed red flowers with hints of cut cedar, pink grapefruit, vetiver, sandalwood and white pepper. Full bodied, polished tannins of remarkably fine grain and an honest, genuine finale which will come out over time. Extremely high quality grapes which have been brought to the glass in a truly knowledgeable manner. A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc.”

97/100 Guillaume Gilbert, Sommelier

96-97/100 Bernard Burtschy

96-97/100 Bettane & Desseauve

96/100 Robert Parker
“A serious, more obviously structured effort than the suave 2019, the 2020 Gruaud Larose opens in the glass with aromas of blackcurrants and blackberries mingled with subtle hints of burning embers, pencil shavings and violets framed by a deft touch of classy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with rich, powdery tannins and vibrant fruit flavors, it concludes with an impressively penetrating finish. However, it appears likely to require patience.”

96/100 James Suckling
“A lovely softness and texture to this wine with a medium to full body, plenty of fruit and fine velvety tannins. It’s lovely to taste now and will age beautifully. Really seductive. Hard not to drink now but one for the cellar.”

96/100 Jeb Dunnuck
“Coming from the talented Virginie Salette (the head winemaker since 2017) and tiny yields of 32 hectoliters per hectare, the 2020 Château Gruaud Larose is 79% Cabernet, 14% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, which continues the trend at this estate toward more and more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. Beautifully done, with a terrific sense of finesse, it offers a great nose of both red and black fruit as well as leafy tobacco, spring flowers, licorice, and spicy oak. Pure, medium to full-bodied, and wonderfully balanced, with fine tannins, it shows the focused, inward, almost understated style of the vintage without any rusticity or austerity. It needs a solid 7-8 years of bottle age, if not a decade, and is going to be very long-lived. Bravo.”

96/100 Vert de Vin Magazine
“On the nose, racy, elegant, offering delicacy, some power (in finesse), fine richness (excellence/in finesse), subtlety and a fine tight/compact character. It reveals the notes of fleshy/full-bodied blackberry, fleshy/pulpy strawberry and more lightly cherry combined with hints of flowers (lily/violet/almost white flowers), small fleshy/crushed currants, toasted almond, spice and a discreet hint of cardamom and vanilla. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, minerality, good definition, gourmandize, a certain juiciness, a fine tangy frame, tension, straightness/precision, a stretched side as well as richness (contained), elegance and excellence. On the palate are notes of pulpy/juicy cherry, redcurrant and more lightly bright cassis associated with touches of violet, racy minerality as well as fine points of lilac, sweet spices, cardamom, discrete points of toast, hazelnut, caramelization and a very discreet touch of vanilla (in the background). The tannins are precise, elegant, nicely conducted and offer a little mellow. Good length and persistence. A fine chew on the finish/persistence.”

95+/100 Izak Litwar, Great Bordeaux Wines
“Impressive stuff.”

95/100 Wine Spectator
“#25 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023 | Rock-solid, with a core of dark plum, boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors held together with cedar, savory, tobacco and singed apple wood notes that add texture and energy through the finish. Built for the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.”

95/100 Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2020 Gruaud-Larose is a powerful, dense wine. Super-ripe dark cherry, kirsch, menthol, licorice, rose petal and espresso infuse the palate with tons of intensity. Unctuous and flamboyant, the 2020 also offers a good bit of energy to keep things in balance. The 2020 is very much an extrovert, a gorgeous extrovert at that. Sweet floral and spice accents, along with a kick of sweet French oak, linger.”

95/100 Jean-Marc Quarin

95/100 Alexandre MA

95/100 VV Wine
“Deep dark, noble, slightly smoky, leather, blackberry, cassis. The palate is compact, where power and finesse meet, sparkling clean, with the finest tannins, crisp fruit and a lively acidity. Balanced from A-Z, long, spicy in the finale. A very harmonious Gruaud that should mature well.”

94-96/100 Anthocyanes

94-95/100 Vinum
”Restrained but promising; of almost erratic structure, shows impressive breed, density and depth, as well as great, fruity length; a Gruaud of a special class.”

94/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“Cigar box, smoke, herbs, cassis, espresso and blackberries with a savory edge open the wine aromatically. The palate offers freshness, layers of ripe, spicy currants and peppery blackberries with chewy tannins that really hang with you, providing length, vibrancy and refinement in the finish. This is going to age and evolve for decades.”

Om Chateau Gruaud Larose

Grand Vin: Chateau Gruaud Larose, 1855 2. Grand Cru Classé
2. Vin: Sarget de Gruaud Larose
Beliggenhed: Saint-Julien 
Beplantet areal: 82 ha 
Plantede druesorter: 61 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 % Merlot, 7 % Cabernet Franc, 3 % Petit Verdot
Fadmodning: 18 mdr. 85 % ny barrique