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2012 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (67%),Merlot (27%),Petit Verdot (6%)
Ready - at best
Robert Parker
89/100
17.5+/20
James Molesworth
89-92/100
Product: 20128004383
2012 Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

2012 is a very solid showing for this historic Second Growth. A meaty, toasty nose is balanced with currants and blueberry. The palate is fleshier and more forward than many, with generous fruit but enough tannins to keep everything in check. Plum and cherry fruit is coated by a creamy spice from the oak and this is a very generous effort that may very well drink sooner than most. If the pricing is as competitive as usual from the Château, then this is one to keep in mind.
Hong Kong Fine Wine Team
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (67%),Merlot (27%),Petit Verdot (6%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Gruaud-Larose

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 89/100
A nice, earthy, black fruited, spicy and meaty 2012 Gruaud Larose, with medium body, excellent depth, chunky roasted herb and aged beef notes, this wine finishes authoritatively and the tannins are reasonably ripe. Give it another 3-5 years cellaring and drink it over the following 15 or so years.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 30/04/2015
Drink 2018 - 2030
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2015)
17.5+/20
Fine Cabernet Sauvignon cassis nose, suave and velvety in the Gruaud style, already showing quite exotic fruit, but there is deep fruit and grip here, class and finesse along with the vigour.
Drink 2018 - 2030
Decanter.com
James Molesworth 89-92/100
Solid, delivering a beam of cassis, plum and blackberry fruit lined with graphite and ganache notes. This has solid flesh through the finish and good energy overall. james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 8 2013
Drink 2018 - 2030
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2013)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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Chateau Gruaud Larose

Château Gruaud-Larose is a 2ème Cru Classé property that produces one of St-Julien's most full-bodied and long-lived wines.
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