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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 6/5/2018 & rated 93 points: It is hard to believe that this wine is not only 100 years of age, but the product of a less than average. Yet, the proof is in the bottle, and this bottle rocked! The red fruits had life, perfectly blending in with the patina of age that brings tobacco leaf, wet forest, cedar, lead pencil, smoke and earthy nuances. The earthy finish served with bright, crisp, red fruits, herbs and tobacco. (3641 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 3/30/2014 & rated 88 points: From magnum. Minerals, earth and blood. Decent length, fresh, even with some tannin. Mere structure left. (4072 views) | | | Tasted by -E- on 3/29/2014 & rated 94 points: (Magnum) Klar, dyp rød med innslag av oransje. Mildt parfymert nese med mørke, røde bær, forførende sødme, fioler, tobakk, lær og lett vanilje. Fast, intens og ubegripelig vital frukt for alderen. Saftig og syrefrisk med tørre, finstemte og spenstige tanniner i utgang. Utrolig lengde. Trengte tid i vid karaffel for å komme frem. (3895 views) | | | Tasted by vinojones on 10/16/2009 & rated 98 points: A magnum bought from auction 27 yrs ago. decanted 3 hrs
Med dark garnet color, pale orange rim; huge nose of spice, leather, and a little coffee and pipe tobacco; flavors of red currant, dried cherries, dark chocolate/coffee, a hint of minerality; very full bodied, completely integrated, no edges between bouquet, flavors and finish; med long finish with nice chocolate/cherry ending (5792 views) | | | Tasted by winecowboy on 12/20/2008 & rated 89 points: Dark garnet. Did not seem 90 years old. Educational. (5467 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 9/19/2008 & rated 87 points: Wines with Steak; 9/19/2008-9/20/2008: This is 90 years old? Tastes maybe 20. Still has tannin, maybe more exotic aromatically. Good stuff to be sure but a disappointment in the context of the expectation of what 85 years in the cellar can do to a wine. (5860 views) | | | Tasted by Eric on 2/21/2008: A Trip to Bern's for Old Bordeaux and Burgundy (Tampa, FL): From magnum, This wine was a bit of a slow burn alongside the 1873 Rauzan-Segla. Very dark color. Aromatically quite mute at first, this slowly gained and gained in the glass for 90 minutes. Smoldering notes of licorice moving towards chocolate. This really picked up weight and core sweetness and improved dramatically. Very strong wine. (4537 views) | | | Tasted by winefool on 2/9/2008 & rated 95 points: LdC does Mecca - Saturday (Tampa): Full deep red black color (unbelievable!). Full aroma of clean black fruit, pencil lead, briar, and meat. Wow - incredible elegant black cassis and cedar - no brown notes whatsoever! Shows class and breed with a long round finish. If anything this improved with time in glass. A wonderful treat. 95+ pts. (3054 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 2/9/2008 & rated 96 points: Great Older Wines at the Place to Drink Great Older Wines; 2/8/2008-2/9/2008 (Tampa FL): Fill almost into neck. Aromas of black fruit, braised meat and cedar. A wine almost impossible to believe. It didn't fall apart in glass, kept getting better through the night. What a thrill at every possible level. Harvested just months before Armistice, then produced during the exuberance of post-war Versailles. And we get to drink it tonight. (4436 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
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"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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