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Tasting notes
Score 18/20 · FINE+RARE

This has a lovely sweet nose. Now this is classy. it really skips along and has wonderfully juicy fresh fruit and absolutely no shortage of elegance. Bravo!

Critic scores

Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

92
91-92/100

Jeannie Cho Lee MW

92
91-92/100

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

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91 - 92 points
Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Score 91-92/100 · Jeannie Cho Lee MW

As usual, Gruaud Larose offers freshness, finesse and elegance even in a tannic vintage like 2011. Very pretty floral notes with violets, cedar and spices in the finish. Great work and selection in the vineyard. Fairly long finish. AsianPalate.com

91 - 92 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 91-92/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Medium/full-bodied, with crisp, fresh cassis, earth, spice and gravel, the wine ends with a tannic crème de cassis finish that requires age to develop. theWineCellarInsider.com

92 - 93 points
James Suckling
Score 92-93/100 · James Suckling

A very harmonious wine for the vintage with currants, spices and stones. Full body, with ultra fine tannins and a pretty finish. Delicate yet structured for the vintage. jamessuckling.com

About the producer

Gruaud Larose 1:1
Gruaud Larose

Ch. Gruaud Larose is a Second Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Bordeaux. It is often considered one of the best-value Left Bank estates, with the wines occasionally matching those of the First Growths.

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