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Manage Subscriptions1986 Château Gruaud Larose
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien

























Community Tasting Notes 652
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UFGators Likes this wine:
June 26, 2022 - Drank another outstanding bottle. No decant needed. This is in its prime drinking window.
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Biskuit Likes this wine: 91 points
June 19, 2022 - See Dennis’ note : )
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Shugs_Claret Likes this wine: 94 points
June 18, 2022 - Funky nose blew off with a 30 minute decant. Pomegranate, boysenberry and saddle leather nose. Still lots of fruit on the palate…red fruit, cedar and graphite. Tannins persist; mineral driven medium finish.
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decaturwinedude wrote: 91 points
June 17, 2022 - A Lost Weekend In NH; 6/16/2022-6/20/2022 (Lake Wentworth): Classic. Red fruit. Tart fruit. Pencil. Aged and tertiary- seems to be tiring a bit.
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graemeg wrote:
June 1, 2022 - NobleRottersSydney - top 80s Bdx with Rhone ringers (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 12.5%} [Gordon] This too was very different to notes in 2015 and 2018. Much more refined and softer; earthier, with mature leather and soil aromas. Aged currants and cigar flavours, low chalky tannins, medium acid, medium weight on the palate. Medium length, savoury and pretty finish, if a little tremulous. I suppose you can’t really talk about how a wine is ‘supposed’ to show at 35 years old, but this was well away from the last two tastings. Soggy cork, but the level was not compromised. Again, I suspect an outlier, but on this tasting the end is approaching for this wine.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2020, Issue #89, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux And Revisiting the 1855 Left Bank Classification, 9/1/2020(Château Gruaud-Larose (St. Julien)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
1986 & 1988 St-Julien, 5/1/2019 (link)(Château Gruaud-Larose, St-Julien, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/2/2016 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Ian D'Agata
February 2013 (link)(Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/4/2010 (link)(Ch Gruaud Larose St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Bordeaux Horizontals, 5/11/2009(Gruaud Larose) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
7/28/2011 (link) 89 points(Château Gruaud Larose) Group's #4 (my #3) – 26 pts.; 1, 0, 2, 1 - bricking medium dark red violet color; maturing, tart black fruit, tobacco, leather nose; mature, tart black fruit, tobacco, charcoal palate with a trace of pepper; medium-plus finish (this bottle was showing its age much more than prior bottles I've tried)
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By Richard Jennings
12/28/2009 (link) 93 points(Château Gruaud Larose) Dark red violet color; tobacco, tart black fruit nose; tasty, tart black fruit, tobacco, mineral palate with depth; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (a second bottle was corked)
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By Richard Jennings
4/11/2008 (link) 95 points(Château Gruaud Larose) Tasted in a flight with the '82 and '89 Gruaud Larose, and this one had a slight edge over those vintages: dark red violet; tobacco and tart cassis nose; good, focused tart cassis, tobacco and iron palate with much smoother tannins than anticipated; medium-plus finish 95+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1986
- 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 087000306547, 087000306554, 087000307650, 087000308947, 087000331891, 087000336810, 3258691185736
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 69 (1%)
- In Cellars 5,608 (62%)
- Consumed 3,415 (38%)
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