Ch. Gruaud Larose, St.-Julien - 1989

Name: Ch. Gruaud Larose, St.-Julien
Brand: Ch. Gruaud Larose
SKU: 35374
Price: 314.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 35374 750 mL

Characterful, filled with crushed forest fruit and flowers. A great vintage with bottle age showing some tertiary aromas but a freshness that's impressive. A consistently performing super-second, this well-crafted Bordeaux is a fine match for rare dry-aged beef.

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Color

Red

Vintage

1989

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-Region

Médoc

Appellation/Village

St.-Julien

Producer

Ch. Gruaud Larose

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Franc

Merlot

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About the Producer

Château Gruaud Larose St.-Julien, Borderaux L’Abbé Gruaud, worthy representative of the Noblesse de Robe, which typified the Pre-Revolutionary Ancien Regime of France, initiated the story of Château Gruaud Larose in 1725. He wanted a wine with elegance and power and was rapidly successful. Early records of the famous Bordeaux wine-broker Lawton spoke of the wines of a certain “Sire Gruaud” in...

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Glossary

Merlot

The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine, and has long been prized for the "softening" effect it can have on Cabernet Sauvignon - especially...

Bordeaux

Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...