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Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien, 1989

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
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This is Second Growth Saint-Julien from 1989, a vintage the château itself calls memorable for its exceptionally early ripening and rich grapes. A very hot, sunny May set the vines racing, the first flowers appeared around May 20, and a hot, dry September finished the job. The pickers could take their time: harvest ran from September 11 to September 23. The blend is classic Left Bank, with Cabernet Sauvignon at 65%, then 27% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, all grown on the estate's 82 hectares of Garonne gravel. It was fermented in cement tanks and aged 16 to 18 months in French oak. (A footnote for history buffs: this vintage was made while the estate was still part of the Cordier business, eight years before the Merlaut family bought it.) If you want to see what a sunny, unhurried year does to a Cabernet-led 1855 classified growth, this bottle makes the case.

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More about Chateau Gruaud-Larose

Gruaud-Larose is Saint-Julien at its most muscular: a big estate in a single block, making Cabernet-led wines known for needing, and rewarding, a couple of decades in the cellar. For claret that is firm, savory and built for the long haul, this is a house to know.

The story begins in 1725, when the Abbé Gruaud started planting vines here. Later in the century the Chevalier de Larose inherited the estate, added his name and enlarged the vineyard. In the 1800s it was split between two families, the Cordier family put it back together in the 1930s, and since 1997 it has belonged to the Merlaut family.

The 82 hectares of vines sit almost entirely in one piece around the château, in the south of the appellation, on deep Garonne gravel with more clay than most of its neighbors. Cabernet Sauvignon leads, with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a little Petit Verdot, and the wine spends about 18 months in barrel, much of it new. The farming has moved steadily toward organics, with certification from the 2022 vintage. The second wine, Sarget de Gruaud Larose, made since 1981 and named for a 19th-century owner, comes from the same vineyards.

Older vintages can be sturdy, even rugged; recent ones are more polished without losing the Gruaud frame. Decant, and don't rush.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    1989

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Rack of lamb with rosemary, roast rib of beef, venison loin, dry-aged ribeye, or a Sunday roast with all the trimmings. Aged Comté or Mimolette afterward.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Saint-Julien profile from a Cabernet-led blend: blackcurrant and plum, with the cedar and tobacco that French oak and bottle age bring, plus a savoury, earthy edge. Gruaud-Larose typically makes one of the fuller, more robust wines in the appellation. Expect firm structure, fine tannins and fresh acidity, finishing dry and long.

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