Chateau Gruaud Larose 2005
- Producer Chateau Gruaud Larose
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Blend
4% Cabernet Franc
60% Cabernet Sauvignon
1% Malbec
32% Merlot
3% Petit Verdot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Julien
- UPC 0 15643 47538 2
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Item# 1691-05
Wine Advocate
90pt
Wine Enthusiast
94pt
Wine Spectator
91pt
Tasting notes
Dark colour. Garnet. A fruity nose: strawberry, raspberry with pepper, flowers, rose petals, blonc tobacco, red peppers. Elegant, fine and racy attack. Menthol, Provence herbs, toast. Average lenght. To be laid down.
Weather
Winter with rain below normal (-50%). February to mid-March: temperatures slightly below normal (late budburst). Normal April, but end of May, temperatures climbed rapidly continuing into June (flowering in great conditions, no water). Very dry summer, only 3 significant showers. 2005 was dryer than 2003, but the vine suffered less (dry winter and spring >>the root system went very far down to seek the underground water). Beginning of September, close to 40°, then rain during the 2nd week end. Then, sun and little water(greatconcentration/perfect sanitary conditions). Rain-free harvest. One of the easiest vintages in the past 30 years.
Vineyard
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.
