1997 Château Gruaud Larose

Community Tasting Notes (50) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  4/10/2024 - RockinCabs wrote: 92 Points

  Served blind by my wife, which is always a fun exercise.
  
  Nose: Gorgeous cedar, tobacco, blackberry and cassis. Leather and a hint of brett, but not a ton. Showing red berries and spice as well at times. Palate: Reflecting the nose well, with dark cassis, berries, cedar and cigar box. Very masculine, but a mid bodied wine that has surprising depth. Finish: Cedar spice and warm cherry notes. A hug from St. Julien.
  
  This wine is showing so well right now. I did not identify this as from an off vintage. In fact I was convinced it was the more lovely 1995 LB tasting it blind. This is fresh and cedary with great black fruit. Great point to pop a cork, but you have time.

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  12/29/2023 - TashNYC wrote: 93 Points

  Cedar, red fruit and earth, forest floor and some spice. Excellent with the herbal rack of lamb and the baked potatoes. The cork broke but the wine was still good.

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  6/5/2023 - Purple Tooth wrote: 92 Points

  Fully mature, rich in earth, red potpourri and now developing warm baking spices and tamarind flesh, telling me its on a decline. Really excellent terriatary bordeaux flavors with a bit of old Sangiovese vibes skipping across the finish. As usual, Gruaud made another classic wine in the ugly ducking vintage...DRINK

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  8/23/2022 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Another half bottle.
  This wine peaked a couple of years ago.
  Terribly underrated.
  Great value. How often do you say that nowadays?

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  7/23/2022 - Song103 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  It was bought based on CT’s member remarks for my son’s birthday (also born in 1997). Slow ox for 6 hours then decanted just before the start of dinner. Classic Bordeaux at peak with nice tertiary flavours fully developed. Sleeper for the vintage and excellent QPR. Drink!

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