1983 | Chteau Gruaud Larose | Saint-Julien

Red Wine: 1983 | Chteau Gruaud Larose | Saint-Julien

Slipping past its prime, the wine is rustic, stoic and focused on its secondary, tobacco, earth, tobacco leaf, cigar box and bright red currant nose, which is more fun than its crisp, light weight, earthy, red berry palate.

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Producer: Chteau Gruaud Larose

Vintage: 1983

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.4%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Slipping past its prime, the wine is rustic, stoic and focused on its secondary, tobacco, earth, tobacco leaf, cigar box and bright red currant nose, which is more fun than its crisp, light weight, earthy, red berry palate. There is no reason to hold this any longer.

Producer Information

As one of the oldest wineries deriving from Saint Julien, Chteau Gruaud-Larose is classified as a 2me Cru Class Estate according to the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. One of the most regarded vintages from this winery is the Chteau Gruaud-Larose 1986, a gorgeous and very representative Medoc wine. Chteau Gruaud-Larose also produces a second wine named Sarget de Gruaud Larose, which is considered as the competitive priced counterpart of the winerys flag ship Chteau Gruaud-Larose wine. Chteau Gruaud Larose was established by Joseph Gruaud in 1757, as the result merging three separate estates. Two decades later he sold the estate to his relative, Joseph Sbastien Larose, after which both surnames merged as Gruaud-Larose. After Laroses passing in 1795 the property was sold by his relatives to a ngociant company, who in 1845 divided the estate in two separate vineyards: Gruaud-Larose-Sarget and Gruaud-Larose-Faure, but despite fort this drastic decision the wines deriving from these estates turned out to be identical. After the Gruaud-Larose estates were acquired by Dsir Cordier in the early 19th century, both vineyards again merged and were managed as one unit. The following decades Chteau Gruaud-Larose changed ownership two times, after which the property was acquired in 1997 by Groupe Taillan, the family business of the Merlaut family. Groupe Taillan already owned numerous Bordeaux wine estates and remained the owner of Chteau Gruaud-Larose until this day. The Chteau Gruaud-Larose property covers approximately 83 hectares of land, containing mainly Cabernet Sauvignon and a smaller amount of Petit Verdot, Merlot and Cabernet Franc vines. The soils are gravel and sand with calcareous marl and a subsoil of clay. The grapes are nourished without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. After a fermentation process in thermo-regulated tanks consisting of concrete and wood, the wine is matured in oak casks for 18 months.