LiQuery - Ch�teau Gruaud Larose 2016

Item:	528851
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2016 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2019-04-01
Producer:	Maison Ginestet Sa
Location:	France - Bordeaux
Price:	$149.85 Price History
Style:	Red Wine
Alcohol:	13.0%
Varietal:	Bordeaux
Sugar Code:	XD (4.0 g/L)
Rating:	93
Cellar:	2060
Glass Style:	Voigner/Chardonnay Purchase Glass

Description
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Tasting Notes
The 2016 Gruaud Larose is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc this year, picked between 29 September until 15 October (with the Petit Verdot) and matured in 80% new oak, the remainder one or two years old. The alcohol is a modest 13.02%. It has a generous bouquet with scents of blackberry, briary, a touch of sandalwood and tobacco, gaining more precision as it aerates in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, certainly one of the most finessed Gruaud Larose in recent years, with perfectly judged acidity. I love the focus here, a little understated at first but you cannot deny the intensity and precision on the finish. Moreover, this seems to be a slightly more detailed Gruaud, nuanced and long in the mouth. Excellent?and I suspect it might be a little more approachable than some of its peers. Drink Date: 2023-2060. Score - 93-95. (Neal Martin, robertparker.com)

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