Sarget De Gruaud Larose 2010
- Producer Chateau Gruaud Larose
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Julien
- UPC 0 15643 25476 5
James Suckling
90pt
Wine Spectator
90pt
Tasting notes
Very brilliant, ruby-red colour. Nose: red fruit with overtones of red currant and Morello cherry. Spicy aromas with a touch of menthol. Mouth: nice attack, fiery flavours and chocolate. Great volume with a beautiful length. Vintage with a fine balance.
Weather
A precocious and relatively rapid flowering beginning of June followed by a satisfactory berry set among all the varieties except the merlot that was affected by flower abortion and berry-shot. July was hot sunny and dry which caused a slowdown and a stop in the growth of the vine at the beginning of veraison. Ideal ripening of all the varieties overall thanks to exceptionally dry August and September without excessive heat. Ideal harvest from first to last day allowing picking of each variety at optimum oenological maturity.
Vinification
Vineyard
Integrated Pest Control (mechanical work, organic fertilisation), Weather Station
(phytosanitary protection), Prophylaxis (thinning out the leaves, removal of excess buds
and shoots, green harvest). Heightening of the trellis. Manual harvesting, selection on a
belt in the vineyard and double sorting at the harvest reception.
