Chateau Gruaud Larose - Chateau Gruaud Larose - Aop Saint Julien - 2015

⭐ Notas: RP 95+ | DC 96 | JR 17 | JS 94 | Vinous 94 | VV 96

Uva(s): 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot e 3% Cabernet Franc.
Apelação: Saint Julien

Grand Cru Classé

Descrição:
Referência histórica da denominação Saint-Julien, o Château Gruaud Larose foi fundado em 1757, na época da fusão de diferentes propriedades. A propriedade recebeu este nome quando o herdeiro de Joseph Gruaud acrescentou o seu nome "Larose", passando a ser Château Gruaud Larose. Inscrito na família Merlaut desde 1997, encarna a excelência dos grandes vinhos tintos de Saint-Julien e seduz os amantes da denominação com o seu estilo.

Cor rubi, brilhante e límpida. No nariz é complexo, com notas de especiarias, frutos vermelhos e pretos. O ataque é direto. Taninos fortes e carnudos. Final em cacau e especiarias.

Wine Advocate - Parker:
The 2019 Gruaud Larose is performing extremely well in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with notions of licorice, potpourri, pencil shavings and subtle soil tones. Medium to full-bodied, elegant and seamless, with powdery tannins and succulent acids, it's remarkably suave and refined for a wine of obvious breadth, concentration and power.

VertdeVin:
The nose is fruity, elegant, beautifully racy and offers precision, power with finesse and a very fine, racy / discreetly tight grain. There are notes of creamy boysenberry, wild strawberry and more slightly crushed red currant combined with fine hints of black cherry, liquorice, cardamom as well as fine hints of spice, colas and a subtle hint of salinity/gravity. The palate is fresh, mineral, balanced, fine/clear and offers a nice definition, a “fresh velvet” side, power with finesse/mastery, roundness, a fine creaminess and a fine grain. A little airiness in its richness. A discreet side of restraint but with elegance. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of creamy blackcurrant, boysenberry and, more slightly, saline minerality combined with hints of wild strawberry, fresh/creamy berries, fine toasted notes and a very discreet hint of roasting, Bourbon vanilla and an imperceptible touch of pepper. A very discreet and nice work on positive bitterness. The tannins are sapid, elegant, racy and delicate. An imperceptible hint of eucalyptus in the background. A very nice persistence.