2025 Gruaud Larose

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2028!
Delivery until Fall 2028!

(Saint-Julien; 77% Cabernet Sauvignon; 21% Merlot; 2% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 26 hl/ha; pH 3.71; 13.5% alcohol; tasted at the property with Virginie Sallette). Resplendent in the special label to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the property, founded in 1725. Graphite and cedar, a dark peony and iris florality, wild rosemary and violet, black cherries and damsons with a little bramble. Walnut shell, a little black olive. This has a gentle and very natural sweetness hinting at the solar nature of the vintage (and the accumulated hours of sunshine). Aristocratic in a lovely St Julien way. Very creamy in the mid-palate and with a gorgeous, succulent, texture. Quite ample with sheets of cashmere layered one on top of another, lots of depth and range and a lovely tactile touch of tannin. Slightly rippling on the long tapering finish with a little chalkyness in the delicate caress from the tannins that hint at the significant aging potential of this great wine.
96-98/100 Colin Hay

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Gruaud Larose prances out of the glass with opulent notes of warm cassis, black cherries, and red currant jelly, followed by hints of sandalwood, rose oil, pencil shavings, and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate is elegant yet intense with super fine-grained tannins and a lively line, finishing long and perfumed. Stunning! The blend is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. It has a pH of 3.71 and the alcohol is 13.47%.
95-97/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Château Gruaud Larose 2025, a true love you would never want to miss once encountered. Even “like a gentle spring breeze” falls short of capturing its beauty. The palate is remarkably fresh, carried by a natural allure that draws you effortlessly into its rhythm. Bayberry and black cherry unfold first, setting off fine, layered ripples across the senses; soon after, cinnamon and sea salt seem finely crushed, drifting from the glass and scattering their spice through the air. The tannins, as fine as powdered pearl, carry a precise texture, yet vanish as soon as you reach for them, like an unseen wing gliding along the edge of perception. In that fleeting moment, I feel myself transformed into a winged angel, slowly lifting free from the pull of gravity…
96-98/100 Alexandre Ma

You get the tannic grip of the vintage in spades, but as you sit with the wine, a creaminess appears through the mid palate that is highly appealing, with a cocoa bean and espresso lick alongside berry fruits, crayon and graphite. Smoky signoff on the finish right now, will integrate over ageing, a ton of potential here, great quality. 75% new oak. Virginie Sallette 8th vintage, a lovely expression of Gruaud. Harvest September 3 to 20. 3.71 pH
95/100 Jane Anson