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Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien, 1999

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
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A Second Growth Saint-Julien from 1999, a year the château itself calls a very good vintage, thanks to a hot, sunny summer and a dry run-in to harvest. The season started early, with budburst at the end of March. A very wet start to May gave way to a dry second half and a quick, even flowering, and from 10 August to 12 September the weather stayed hot and dry. The blend leans on Cabernet in classic Saint-Julien fashion: 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Merlot, with Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and a single percent of Malbec, all grown on 82 hectares of Garonne gravel laid down more than 600,000 years ago. Picking was done by hand, parcel by parcel and variety by variety, over more than three weeks, and the grapes were sorted three times before they reached the vats. One detail we like: the team tasted through the press wines and chose four of them for the barrels, where the wine spent 16 to 18 months in French oak. At 12.9% alcohol, this is Left Bank claret in its classic, moderate register.

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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 Sauvignon , Merlot , Other Regional Grapes , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    1999

  • 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 and garlic, entrecôte bordelaise, standing rib roast, roast duck breast with cherries, or a wedge of aged Comté or Mimolette.

Tasting Profile

Expect classic Saint-Julien claret: blackcurrant, plum and cedar, with the graphite and tobacco notes of Cabernet Sauvignon grown on Left Bank gravel, framed by French oak. Typically medium- to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity, Gruaud-Larose leans toward the sturdier, more savoury end of the appellation, finishing dry and long.

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