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Chateau Gruaud Larose2010

RED WINE

PUBLIC
May 2025
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Chateau Gruaud Larose label
  • Producer Chateau Gruaud Larose
  • Blend 66% Cabernet Sauvignon
    28% Merlot
    6% Petit Verdot
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Saint-Julien
  • UPC 0 15643 42442 7

Reviews

James Suckling 96

Ripe raspberries and blueberries with hints of fresh flowers. Deep nose of dark fruits. Full body, with silky tannins and a beautifully integrated tannin structure. It's long and very refined.

by JS, James Suckling , 2013

Vinous Media 94

The 2010 Gruaud Larose has an attractive bouquet with brambly black fruit, freshly tilled loam and melted tar scents that gently unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and a superb line of acidity that keeps this Saint-Julien tensile from start to finish. Plenty of energy here and beautifully proportioned, this is excellent.

by NM, Vinous Media , 2020

Wine Advocate 93

Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Gruaud Larose delivers notes of warm cassis, blackberry compote and boysenberries with nuances of new leather, unsmoked cigars and bay leaves plus a medicinal waft. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is filled with generous black fruit preserves, sparked by herbal and earthy hints and supported with a firm, grainy texture, finishing with gorgeous freshness.

by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2020

Wine Enthusiast 95

For anybody looking for classic Bordeaux, this is the bottle to seek. "Classic" here means a wine with a tannic structure that also relies on a black currant flavor, with acidity providing freshness but not losing any concentration or aging potential. Keep for many years.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2013

Wine Spectator 93

This is distinctive, with an aromatic roasted alder wood streak leading the way, quickly followed by dense but sleek blackberry cobbler, currant paste and warm plum sauce notes. Well-polished through the finish, offering deeply embedded acidity

by JM, Wine Spectator , 2013

Technical Details

Tasting notes

Shiny, garnet red colour with purplish highlights. The nose is very complex and intense. It evolves from elegant exotic aromas: sandalwood, notes of vanilla, spices, coffee, piquillos finishing on a note of blackcurrant jelly. The mouth is delicious although the woody flavours are still dominating due to its youth. One perceives notes of ripe fruit, dark chocolate and mocha. The wine is rich and powerful. Great finesse and elegance. Fine balance. Among the greatest vintages of Chateau Gruaud Larose.

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.

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.