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1970 Chateau Gruaud Larose 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien

Colour: Red
Vintage: 1970
Region: Bordeaux
% Alcohol: 14.99

A 2nd growth Saint-Julien château, Gruaud Larose produces some of the Médoc’s finest wines and its worth remains undisputed among the winemakers and critics of today. With over 80 hectares, it is a plot that has remained under vine since the beginning of the château’s existence – and many of the current vines in use stretch back to almost a hundred years. Recent investment has been significant as the estate’s owners look to return the wines to their former glory and the evidence thus far, from the 2015 vintage onwards, suggests it is very much paying off. As such, this château deserves to be held in the highest esteem.

86 RMPJ
1970 Chateau Gruaud Larose 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien

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Tasting Notes and Scores

86 RMPJ

This is another typically tough, muscular, closed, angular, acidic 1970, seemingly without the extract and concentration to balance out the tannin. The 1970 Gruaud-Larose remains dusty and coarse with considerable brett (the spoilage yeast that technocrats find appalling). I am not sure this wine will ever become fully mature. While it offers an attractive leathery, smoky, earthy nose, the flavors remain hard and coarse.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Wine Advocate

1996-06-30

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