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2000 Château Gruaud Larose

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- soil consists of deep gravel over a lime marl base
- 82 hectares of vineyards; average age of the vines is about forty years, although the most ancient ones are almost a hundred years old; composed of Cabernet Sauvignon 63%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 9% and Petit Verdot 3%
- vinification: grapes are picked manually sent to the cellar and sorted again, chosen, selected by both man and machine; destemmed, the grapes are free - for a little while; the twisting pipes and the power of the machines are there so that the mixture of pulp, juice and skin find refuge in the large wooden vats to ferment
- aged 20 months in French oak (30% new)
- annual production 150,000 bottles
- alcohol 12.5%
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