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2010 Château Gruaud Larose
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Community Tasting Notes 74
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Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 95 points
February 15, 2020 - Wow...amazing Gruaud Larose, maybe the best vintage I've tasted and it's in a really good spot right now. Still young and probably 5-7years from its peak...but it's still a lot of fun to drink if you decant for 2-3 hours. The 2 most impressive aspects of this wine are texture and structure. Tannins are present but EXTREMELY fine and the overall structure is big and very polished. Deep, dark and super balanced are the first things that come to mind when you taste this great bottle.
On the nose and palate you get dark berries, leather, dark chocolate and a touch of espresso. Unfortunately, that was my last bottle...hopefully, I'll be able to find a bottle in a restaurant in 2025. Cheers!4 people found this helpful Comment -
Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 94 points
December 8, 2019 - A classic second Grand Cru Classé from a top vintage. Intense colour, dark chocolate, black berries and a touch of leather/animal aroma on the nose/palate. Excellent structure with high quality/polished tannins and perfectly balanced. Long finish. Enjoy now with a 2h+ decant or cellar for an additional 10 years.
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englishman's claret wrote: 95 points
October 1, 2019 - Particularly en magnum, this is a big wine but not an unbalanced wine. Blueberry, cassis, cedar, mineral, and truffle - big and intense but not hot. Very much in manner of 2010. Long, rich, mineral-laden finish. Clearly not at its apogee, though unlike some others I found this very accessible and articulate tonight. 95-96
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wineforth Likes this wine: 94 points
June 30, 2019 - 2nd bottle from a case bought en primeur. Served a little warm on a hot day and improved after putting the decanter in the fridge. Blackcurrant nose a touch restrained. A very feminine, lovely and easy to drink claret yet it has enough tannic backbone to last longer than it appears.
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Bourgognefreak Likes this wine: 94 points
December 9, 2018 - Elegant and with a lot of complexity.
Not a blockbuster but delicious.
Can be cellared for many years bit is lovely now.4 people found this helpful Comments (1)
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By Gary Walsh
11/21/2015 (link)(Chateau Gruaud-Larose) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming
10/22/2014 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/23/2014 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2013, IWC Issue #169 (link)(Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
WineAlign
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By Sara d'Amato
2/5/2013 (link)(Château Gruaud Larose, Ac St Julien red) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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June 2011, Issue #32 (link)
(Gruaud-Larose 2ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Ian D'Agata
May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156 (link)(Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/8/2011 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2011, Issue #32, The 2010 Bordeaux Vintage: Very Ripe, Very Tannic and With Just A Few Great Successes(Château Gruaud Larose) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/18/2013 (link) 94 points(Château Gruaud Larose) Very dark red violet color; very appealing, tart currant, graphite, pencil lead nose; tart currant, mineral, pencil lead palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish 94+ points (68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot)
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By Chris Kissack
April 2011 (link) (17-18) points(Chateau Gruaud-Larose (St Julien)) This is Cabernet Sauvignon 66%, Merlot 28% and Petit Verdot 6%, and the alcohol is 14%. A dark and glossy crimson hue, with a dark core. Quite an intense dark fruit nose too, a very direct style, with some rose petal perfume on the side, along with tinges of burnt tobacco and soot. A palate of well-framed fruit and texture here, well defined and linear as per the nose, with a show of supple, lightly grainy tannins in the middle. Good acidity here. Quite substantial, although with fresh and lively fruit. As a whole this is really well composed, blending seamlessly into a structured finish showing that there is indeed a lot of grippy tannin buried here. And it goes on and on in the mouth. Very good potential indeed here, and one of the most convincing showings from Gruaud in recent years I think.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- 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 087000336810, 3251093407666, 3292144649116, 3453521173543, 3453521190656, 3453521213300, 3700266214537, 3700651900236, 400002590514, 649185159105, 649944125563
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 639 (10%)
- In Cellars 5,389 (81%)
- Consumed 637 (10%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
agneau, Chinese food: Barbequed anything, gibier, steak, Stir fry anything. May hold hostage with chill pepper stir fry., viande rougeWho Likes This Wine
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- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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