2005 Château Gruaud Larose

Community Tasting Notes (200) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  3/27/2024 - Brianknance Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is what I imagine it would’ve been like to drink a decent Bordeaux 2 to 3 decades ago. The tannins have moderated, and the alcohol, 13%, seems slight by modern standards. Well balanced with some jammy fruit, blackberry, and a hint of cherry upfront, over the substructure of tobacco and old leather. A reasonable density of flavor, with a little funk. Not a long finish, but the overall effect is so astoundingly charming that it’s worth it. I gave this a 93 because it does not overwhelm the palate as other recent vintages do, but I rate it higher than that for people who love old-school Bordeaux.

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  3/25/2024 - TheGreenFrog Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Jane Anson rates this very highly. But I don't get it and I have tasted it many times. It is a well balanced wine with nice fruit, but it is rather light and has a short finish. Will wait longer in the hope that it improves (but seems unlikely), as is not showing signs of fading.

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  2/2/2024 - guitarro28 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Last night we had a vertical tasting of the ‘89, 2000, and 2005 with a Spanish tapas dinner. All wines were outstanding and surprisingly vibrant with a fruit core and distinct earthy, herby attribute typical of Gruaud Larose. We and our guests however found the 2000 marginally the best of the three. The 05 improved in the glass immeasurably in the glass and has more years to reach its peak.

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  12/25/2023 - A6Rover Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Required a good long decant but this wine performed beautifully. The aromas and palate were classic left bank with a bit of the funk for which this estate is known. Paired wonderfully with a Christmas rob roast. Give it time and it’ll show well

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  12/10/2023 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Decanted for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Aromas of leather, matchstick, blackberry and iron. Flavors of blackberry, currant, iron, cherry and tobacco. Ends with 25+ second finish with iron and blackberry notes. Nice fruit still. Starting the develop a bit more. Never going to be a blockbuster but a very good wine.

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