Chateau Gruaud Larose 2015
- Producer Chateau Gruaud Larose
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Blend
7% Cabernet Franc
61% Cabernet Sauvignon
29% Merlot
3% Petite Verdot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Julien
- UPC 0 15643 50653 6
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Item# 1691-15
James Suckling
95pt
Wine Advocate
93+pt
Wine Enthusiast
95pt
Wine Spectator
92pt
Weather
The end of the winter 2015 is rather dry but with fairly low temperatures. April is average when it comes to rainfall and temperatures. The beginning of May is marked by heavy precipitation that, fortunately, stops around the second decade. Then, temperatures are pleasant and typical for the season. Flowering unfolds in the most
perfect matter! July is hot and dry with heat peaks accelerating the phenology. August is rather cool with rainy episodes. Early September, the weather is beautiful, but heavy rainfall around the 10th; then mild temperatures with intermittent rainfall. The sanitary status is perfect right until the end enabling a perfectly ripe harvest.
Soil
Garonne gravel from the first quaternary, settled more than 600 000 years ago
Tasting notes
Ruby red, brilliant and clear. The nose is complex with hints of spices, red and black berries. Franc attack. The tannins are powerful and fleshy. Spicy finish with notes of cocoa.
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.
