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Red
2001 Château Gruaud Larose
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Label borrowed from 2002
Label borrowed from 2002
Label borrowed from 2000
Label borrowed from 2000
Label borrowed from 2000
Label borrowed from 2002
Community Tasting Notes 317
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magnord Likes this wine: 94 points
April 19, 2024 - Tydlig läderkant.
Köttuljong, bacon, lagerblad, gammelfrukt, torkade örter, tjära och en Vicks blå. Superfin näsa.
Medelfylligt, fin mogen frukt, hög syra, energiskt livlig, lite sälta, lång fins svans. Härligt!
Så har ska det smaka! (även om det här är ett ovanligt städat och väluppfostrat vin för att vara G-L). En i sällskapet som nyligen druckit årgång 2000 tyckte den här 2001:an var bättre. -
phynes wrote: 95 points
April 5, 2024 - Gets better with age.
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Tao wrote: 91 points
March 21, 2024 - Beautiful ruby colour! Nose of bell pepper fruits, fresh on the palate, a touch acidic in my view! Simple and yet very easy to drink, with a medium finish!
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Philip67 Likes this wine: 92 points
January 25, 2024 - Good but not great. Has that nice fruit forward, well balanced profile of 2001. Medium weight, good acidity and fine tannins. Lots of oak, slightly too much, not resolved. Blackcurrants and cassis, some saddle leather. Good length, some complexity. Drinking now, will be better in 5 years, still mainly primary.
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WillRepstad Likes this wine: 91 points
January 9, 2024 - Perhaps this was never a great wine but it is still holding up nicely over 2 decades after its picking. Drink up! Overall: 91
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By Neal Martin
An Exploration of Time: Gruaud Larose 1831-2018 (Mar 2024), 3/1/2024 (link)(Gruaud Larose Gruaud Larose Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Lawther MW
3/2/2023 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Looking Backward/Looking Forward: 2000 vs 2001 Bordeaux (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021 (link)(Gruaud Larose Gruaud Larose Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
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By Gary Walsh
3/13/2017 (link)(Chateau Gruaud-Larose) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
9/1/2016 (link)(Château Gruaud-Larose St.-Julien, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/10/2011 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/7/2009 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
11/6/2007 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/12/2007 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/27/2006 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2004, IWC Issue #114 (link)(Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/25/2004 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/11/2004 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108 (link)(Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102 (link)(Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
3/10/2009 (link)(Gruaud-Larose) Ehhh...maybe one of the most boring wines on the left bank? Well maybe GPL and Lynch-Bages could nudge it out but your mileage may vary. I have liked GL in the past but it really underwhelms me these days. This was out of half bottle and had a nice floral nose with a ton of spicey oak and some mineral. Palette was rich and creamy with lots of unfocused red fruits and major barrel flavors. It later became shrill as the acid became the dominant force. It was correct wine but just so boring. I find certain left bank estates like GL, LB, GPL to be a bore. I don't know why. It's just there is no excitement in the wines. Everything is predictable and these wines and wines of the same ilk are just good, plain old fashioned Bored-deaux.
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By Richard Jennings
10/29/2004 (link) 91 points(Château Gruaud Larose) Cassis, oak nose; tight, tart cassis, oak palate; medium finish
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
8/31/2004 (link)(Gruaud Larose) Nose of tarry oak, asian spice, earth and slight cassis. Nice nose. Great concentration of red fruits with a hint of vanilla from the oak. Good acids and around a 15 second finish. Very open. Excellent Gruaud for drinking now and for maybe 10-12 more years.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type Red
- Producer Château Gruaud Larose
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Julien
- UPC Codes 071570013721, 087000307650, 087000332294, 087000336810, 3453521241600, 400005288517, 400009798234, 802236001161, 810039200247, 812178021288
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 131 (2%)
- In Cellars 3,432 (61%)
- Consumed 2,072 (37%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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