Chateau Gruaud Larose 2010
- Producer Chateau Gruaud Larose
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Blend
66% Cabernet Sauvignon
28% Merlot
6% Petit Verdot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Julien
- UPC 0 15643 42442 7
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Item# 1691-10
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Tasting notes
Shiny, garnet red colour with purplish highlights. The nose is very complex and intense. It evolves from elegant exotic aromas: sandalwood, notes of vanilla, spices, coffee, piquillos finishing on a note of blackcurrant jelly. The mouth is delicious although the woody flavours are still dominating due to its youth. One perceives notes of ripe fruit, dark chocolate and mocha. The wine is rich and powerful. Great finesse and elegance. Fine balance. Among the greatest vintages of Chateau Gruaud Larose.
Weather
A precocious and relatively rapid flowering beginning of June followed by a satisfactory berry set among all the varieties except the merlot that was affected by flower abortion and berry-shot. July was hot sunny and dry which caused a slowdown and a stop in the growth of the vine at the beginning of veraison. Ideal ripening of all the varieties overall thanks to exceptionally dry August and September without excessive heat. Ideal harvest from first to last day allowing picking of each variety at optimum oenological maturity.
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.
