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2001 Chateau Gruaud-Larose
- Saint-Julien, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 152 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Critic tasting note: "Like many 2001 Bordeaux wines, this is on the evolutionary fast track. Tobacco leaf, smoke, creme de cassis, mushroom and spice box aromas work well with the medium/full bodied, gentle textures. Lacking the depth and concentration of the better vintages, this Gruaud Larose is already drinking well." - 90/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Highlights
- From Saint-Julien, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 152 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Gruaud Larose is a wine estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Médoc, ranked as a second growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. It is widely regarded as a classic Saint-Julien wine, and is known for its se...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- 2eme Grand Cru Classé
- Drinking Window
- 2004-2030
- Alcohol ABV
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13%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Acidity TA
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3.5 g/L
- Blend
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57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot & 1% Malbec
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Taillan Group
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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AREA UNDER VINES: 82 ha/203 acres SOIL: Garonne gravel from the first quaternary, settled more than 600 000 years ago AVERAGE AGE OF STOCKS: 46 years old Integrated Pest Control (mechanical work, organic fertilisation), Weather Station (phytosanitary protection), Prophylaxis (thinning out the leaves, removal of excess buds and shoots, green harvest). Heightening of the trellis. Manual harvesting, selection on a belt in the vineyard and double sorting at the harvest reception. 100% of the surface is managed according to the principles of Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture.
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- Vintage Notes
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Quick and homogenous flowering end of May. After a dry period in May and June, July was rainy. August was warm and moderately rainy. Average temperatures in September. Maximum temperatures of 25°C for 6 days only. Good conditions in summer and beginning of autumn generated good maturation conditions with a very good constitution.
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- Winemaking
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Harvest reception: Weighing of the crop. Plot selection in the tank (grape variety, terroir, age…) Tanks: 40% wood 60% cement (thermo-regulated tanks) Alcoholic fermentation: Yeast addition
- Ageing
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16-18 months in French, fine grain, oak barrels, renewed by 30% every year to enhance the fruit Medium toast
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(1)About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Ribeye steak Main Course
- With bone marrow
- Contains: entrecôte
- Western
- Lamb rack with herb crust Main Course
- Contains: savoury herbs
- Western
- Rump steak Main Course
- Western
- Manchego Cheese Course
- Spanish
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User Ratings
(26)Compare vintages
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2001 Bordeaux vintage was very good but just short of great.
The growing season was marred by unpredictable weather patterns verging from too cool to too warm with periods of intense rain followed by drought.
A cold spring finally warmed up in May when a heatwave str...
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