2018 Ch Gruaud Larose – finally a nice Bordeaux again. Recently, I had to taste lots of nice wines, during an intensive seminar lasting ten days. Mostly, we had to decide mostly between “good” and “very good”, whereas we had some discussion whether a certain wine should be called “outstanding”. It was such a relief now to open a wine that is clearly “outstanding” – without any doubt.
Deep ruby color. Pronounced aromas (absolutely delicious) of dark red fruit like dark cherry, dark plum, blackberry, blueberry, with notes of vanilla, cigar box, chocolate and much much more… On the palate, this wine is dry, with medium acidity. It has pronounced tannins that are slightly chalky, medium alcohol, full body and a long finish. 2018 Ch Gruaud Larose boasts flavors on the palate of dark cherry, dark plum, blackberry, chocolate and more. An absolute delight, opened several years to early – it will definitely improve, tannins will integrate and it will develop lovely tertiary aromas if given time. So definitely suitable for bottle ageing. TBM 93 points.
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