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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by graemeg on 8/2/2023: NobleRottersSydney - 2010 & prior (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork} [Gordon] The final remaining table wine from Ted’s cellar. Level only fractionally under the neck. Opened at table & poured instantly (blind). Few thought it 50s, given the option against 60s & 70s. Faint hint of brett, earth, carpet, camphor. These all blew off and it cleaned up, if remaining well aged. Mirror smooth palate, tannins resolved. Cigar box flavours mingled with ancient ripe fruit; gentle, subtle. Medium weight, long finish. Unique sort of experience to taste – well, probably typical for great aged Bordeaux, so perhaps ‘rare’ would be more fitting than ‘unique’. Startlingly good for seventy years old – no question about that! (569 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 5/31/2019 & rated 97 points: 1950s Bordeaux from Elke (Bad Neuenahr): Candied sugar, honey, incredibly warm and creamy wine, tons of umami, long rich and awesome (1941 views) | | | Tasted by hartmarco on 5/31/2019: Big surprise of the evening. Beautiful wine with an astounding intensity. Umami galore like a beautiful steak and tomato concentrate. A little sulfuric touch like a just lit match. Gorgeous bottle (1764 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 4/14/2018 & rated 89 points: Annual Richter Extravaganza (All bottles out of magnums) (Farnsburg): Tiny bit of oxidation, but still very enjoyable, mokka, chocolate. Good acidty and length (2696 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 10/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Very pretty indeed with its raspberry and redcurrant nose with leather and cedar accents. Just a touch of rose. This has a very fine silhouette now. As pretty as it is, I would have loved to have got at it 20 or 30 years ago. From a Nicolas bottling with a neck fill. (2750 views) | | | Tasted by BradE on 1/26/2017: A beautiful bottle. Fading fruit, as expected given its age, but a lovely end to the dinner. (2764 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 12/16/2015 & rated 98 points: Achim's Magnum Tasting 2015 (Behrens am Kai in Düsseldorf 1 star restaurant): Tobacco, roasted coffee beans, truffle, leather, very concentrated, livid acidity, long finish after cigar box, feels much younger, great wine 98-99 (3664 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 10/31/2015 & rated 92 points: From a magnum. Fruity, elegant and feminin aromas, like a typical St. Julien, and quite different from the heavy and extracted vintages they released later. Less fruit in the mouth, but still elegant and racy. A very good Gruaud, and not tired at all. (2653 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 6/7/2013 & rated 90 points: Living on borrowed time, I would not hold it any longer. I'd drink it to grab the last of its ripe, soft, truffle infused cherries, tobacco, earth, plum and cigar box character. Nothing lives forever.. (4608 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 4/24/2013 & rated 90 points: Mad for Magnums (Ai Fiori - New York NY): From magnum. Intriguing forest floor and tobacco aromas with lingering black fruit. Less overall appealing flavors, somewhat simple and less support for its earthy character. Slightly drying finish. Perhaps 93 point aromas, 85 point flavors. (4726 views) | | | Tasted by Blake Brown on 1/20/2013 & rated 87 points: In a double magnum, it was a very good Bordeaux and surprisingly still youthful giving lots of black and blue fruit in a full body, finished a little dry and brief. (3274 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 9/23/2010: Magnum Madness (New York, NY): Magnum. Lots of barnyard, some lingering fruit. Nice balance, life and subtlety for its age. (4027 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 10/16/2007 & rated 91 points: Gruaud Larose vertical 1870-2000 (IOD, London): Not chateau bottled - a Nicolas bottling. Light and browning. At first both my neighbour and I thought this was corked, but the taint blew off after a few minutes, leaving a mellow sweet mature claret, but fresh, yet again still with tannin present. (5244 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 1/1/2001 & rated 85 points: Nicolas bottle. Ruby garnet center, looks healthy. Surprisingly forthcoming and elegant black currant bouquet. Too tannic, though, so the finish is dry. Decent fruit but no more. (699 views) |
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Read more about Château Gruaud Larose -https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bordeaux-wine-producer-profiles/bordeaux/st-julien/gruaud-larose/
A visit to Château Gruaud Larose Beychelle-St-Julien estate, winery and vineyards -https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-visit-to-chateau-gruaud-larose.html Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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