Château GRUAUD LAROSE
2ème grand cru classé

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 89/100 "Dark, intense colour. Very aromatic nose, fruity, subtle and livelier than during the Primeurs presentation. The palate is fruity, flavoursome and full-bodied, gaining strength on the finish. Normal length, seductive and fragrant."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 94/100 “ The 2021 Gruaud Larose is a wine of pure breeding and stature. Sepia-toned fruit, spice, new leather, licorice, gravel, dried herbs, pencil shavings and incense are beautifully amplified. Pliant and expansive in the glass, with terrific energy, the 2021 exudes class. Polished, supple tannins wrap it all together, before a final burst of vibrant acidity extends the finish.”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 95/100 "Deep, layered and resonant, with tremendous persistence, the 2022 Gruaud Larose is a wine of notable pedigree and class. Black cherry, plum, menthol, sage, licorice and orange peel build in a wine of real substance and finesse. Swaths of tannin wrap around the long, sustained finish. This is every bit as impressive as it was en primeur."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Black and purple colour. Intense, fine, fruity, slightly truffled and vanilla nose. Extremely meticulous on the palate, with a classy touch and a subjugating taste of black fruit, the wine evolves powerfully, long and noble, all the while melting into persistence. Outstanding and unbeatable."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

J.M Quarin (February 2024) : 94/100

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 94/100 "The 2021 Gruaud Larose is a wine of pure breeding and stature. Sepia-toned fruit, spice, new leather, licorice, gravel, dried herbs, pencil shavings and incense are beautifully amplified. Pliant and expansive in the glass, with terrific energy, the 2021 exudes class. Polished,supple tannins wrap it all together, before a final burst of vivrant acidity extends the finish."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2024): 95/100 “The 2020 Gruaud Larose is realizingthe potential I saw from barrel and again just after bottling. It is generous on the nose with backed black cherries, boysenberry and subtle floral scents. Cedar and forest floor aromas come trough with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and crisp acidity, quite structured and firm. There is an abiding sense of symmetry on the finish that is very appeading. Superb.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 96/100

J-M Quarin (Octobre 2023): 96/100 “Soft on entry, very aromatic in the middle, accompanied by a refined touch, the wine develops deliciously, offering great unity in the stimulation of all parts of the mouth. Noble, it melts on the palate, with a hint of licorice. It's unstoppable."

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 96/100

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 96/100 “The 2019 Gruaud-Larose has a cohesive, very harmonious bouquet with crushed stone and tobacco infusing the black fruit; cedar scents surfacing with further aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent entry, sweeter than expected but not cloying, liquorice and touches of black pepper furnishing the long and quite decadent finish. One for the long haul.”

J-M Quarin (October 2023): 96/100 “Minutious on the entry, particularly perfumed in the middle, with taste and a permanent mellowness in the finish, the wine develops in a complex way. Its body lengthens between the middle and the finish, while the flavors bounce back. Delicious, long, present and airy at the same time. I'm impressed by the potential of this terroir."

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2023): 93/100 “The 2016 Gruaud Larose has a beautiful nose that is much more pure than the vintage from the noughties. It's well-defined with blackberry, blueberry and crushed violet scents. This is much more floral in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, supple and poised, with a gentle build in the mouth, but, to use a word I wrote before, there is something sedate about this Gruaud; it doesn't want to create too much fuss. Lovely.”