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Red
1971 Château Gruaud Larose
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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senesd Likes this wine: 88 points
June 21, 2020 - slight browning but not bad for its age. Still some fruit with cigar box nose. Not much in the way of finish - overall an interesting wine given its age
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David J Cooper wrote: 91 points
February 10, 2019 - Clear light red with brown edges. Medium intense nose of green pepper and cedar box. Not much fruit left but very nice. Dry green herb, plum and earth flavours and a dry but not at all dried out finish.
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blanquito wrote: 93 points
April 30, 2017 - A surprisingly excellent showing. I wasn't expecting too much, having had little success with G-L from the 70's, but this was really good. The aromatics were outstanding with nice cassis fruit, old leather, some tobacco, and Cordier funk adding complexity. The palate was also going strong, with good sweetness still, a silky resolved texture, just classic. An eye opener.
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bablues wrote:
December 5, 2015 - Annual Christmas Wine Dinner and Cellar Raid (Naperville, IL): Didn't take detailed notes. Part of Christmas wine dinner and cellar raid. Capsule ok, but cork was saturated. Worse than the 1970
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DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 93 points
October 16, 2015 - This is how I like to drink Bordeaux, carnal, rusty, iodized, yet alive, fruitful. Nails & Cherries. What a lovely bottle this was.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1971
- 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
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 63 (60%)
- Consumed 42 (40%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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