2004 Château Gruaud Larose
Community Tasting Note
Hoots Likes this wine:
91 Points
Saturday, January 20, 2018 - Lovely on the nose but flat on the palate, no length. In a weird spot or passed its best, not sure which so will wait a year for the next one.
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Comment posted by PSPatrick:
7/9/2018 11:30:00 AM - Thanks for sharing your note. Interestingly, I made a very similar experience with a bottle of 2004 Gruaud Larose which I followed over a period of five hours: For the first three hours in the decanter, the wine was so-so, a solid Bordeaux from an average vintage. But at the three hour mark *boom* the wine transformed into something captivating and reached heights you would not expect from a 2004! So maybe extended decanting would do the trick for you...
Comment posted by Hoots:
8/6/2018 3:13:00 AM - I will try that thank you for the advice PSPatrick
Comment posted by PSPatrick:
8/12/2018 11:42:00 PM - Let me know how it goes! Cheers!
Comment posted by Hoots:
4/12/2020 9:57:00 AM - It went exceptionally well so thank you again! Had a bottle for lunch with our Easter roast lamb and it was quite delicious after a 3 hour decant.
Comment posted by PSPatrick:
4/19/2020 4:23:00 AM - Glad that it worked! Thank you for the feedback! And that lamb, with a 2004 Gruaud Larose... When this madness is over, next Easter I'll stop by ;)