Gruaud Larose St Julien 2eme Cru 2020

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Gruaud Larose
Label Name:
 
St Julien 2eme Cru
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Saint-Julien, Bordeaux
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.18%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon 79%, Merlot 17%, Cabernet Franc 4%
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate 96. James Suckling 96. Vinous 95. Decanter 95. Wine Spectator 95

Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and blackberry with dark cherry, violet, tobacco and cedar; spicy oak, powdery refined tannins and a saline mineral edge, finishing long and penetrating.

Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, ribeye, beef short ribs, duck confit, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ beef, braised oxtail, rich mushroom hot-pot.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, plot selection; fermentation 24–26°C with 20–30 day maceration, co-inoculated malolactic; aged 18 months in French oak (95% new).

Vineyard Info
Château Gruaud-Larose, 2nd Cru Classé (1855), 82 ha on Quaternary Garonne gravel; owned by the Merlaut family and in conversion to organic/biodynamic viticulture.