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Advanced Search WINE SHOP: Red Wine French Red Wine Italian Red Wine Spanish Red Wine German Red Wine Australian Red Wine New Zealand Red Wine American Red Wine Chilean Red Wine Argentinean Red Wine South African Red Wine White Wine French White Wine Italian White Wine Spanish White Wine German White Wine Australian White Wine New Zealand White Wine American White Wine Chilean White Wine Argentinean White Wine South African White Wine Rosé Wine Sparkling and Fortified Wine Champagne Sparkling Wine Fortified Wine Spirits Wine Gifts Wine Accessories Riedel Glasses Wine Gift Vouchers Decanters Bin Ends and Discounted Items   Terms & Conditions   CHÂTEAU GRUAUD-LAROSE ST JULIEN 2004 This 2eme Cru can be one of St Julien's most structured and long lived wines. The blend is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon giving it an excellent and savoury structure. However, the 2004 is much softer and well integrated at this (youthful) stage and combines rich, plumy fruit with a green leaf and tobacco character. Quintessentially Claret! VINEYARD The estate of Château Gruaud-Larose estate stretches to 150 hectares of the St Julien appellation; 82 ha are planted to vines. The major blocks of vines are actually around the 19th Century Château itself; surrounded by the vineyards of Châteaux Branaire-Ducru and Lagrange. The soil is deep Quaternary gravel and the vines average around 45 years of age, planted at a density of 10,000 vines/ha. GRAPE VARIETIES 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. VINIFICATION The fruit, harvested by hand before being sorted and then undergoing a cold-soak prior to temperature controlled fermentation in a mixture of wooden and concrete vats. Pumping over is practiced twice-daily. A third of the vintage then undergoes malolactic fermentation in oak barrels, before ageing the wine in Alliers and Nevers oak (up to 50% new) for 18 months. The wine is lightly fined and filtered before bottling. TASTING NOTE The nose of the wine exudes black fruits, blueberry and tobacco with a little bit of green leaf in the background to add interest. Unusually for youthful Gruaud-Larose, the tannins are well integrated into the plumy fruit. Medium-bodied, with soft, silky tannins and a medium finish. This wine is balanced and drinking well even at this stage in its development. CLOSURE:    Cork ALCOHOL:    12.5% (9.4 units per bottle)  in stock.OUT OF STOCK Per Bottle £34.99 Quantity:   **sRecentPrefix** <br/><br/><div class="recenththeader"><input class="recenthtbuttonright" id="scrollbackrecent" type="button" value=" Next >>" onclick="ScrollBackRecent();"><input class="recenthtbuttonleft" id="scrollforwardrecent" type="button" value="<< Previous" onclick="ScrollForwardRecent();"><div style="text-align:center">Recently Viewed Products</div></div><br clear="all"/><table id="recenthtitem"> **sRecentImageRowPrefix** <tr><td class="recenthtitemspacer" rowspan=4> </td> **sRecentImageItem** <td class="recenthtitemimage"><a _HREF_="_SSURL_?PRODREF=_PID_&NOLOGIN=1" ><img border="0" src="_THUMB_" alt="_NAME_" /></a></td><td class="recenthtitemspacer" rowspan=4> </td> **sRecentImageRowSuffix** </tr> **sRecentDescRowPrefix** <tr> **sRecentDescItem** <td class="recenthtitemdesc"><a _HREF_="_SSURL_?PRODREF=_PID_&NOLOGIN=1" >_NAME_</a></td> **sRecentDescRowSuffix** **sRecentPriceRowPrefix** <tr> **sRecentPriceItem** <td class="recenthtitemprice">_PRICE_</td> **sRecentPriceRowSuffix** </tr> **sRecentDeleteRowPrefix** <tr> **sRecentDeleteItem** <td class="recenthtitemdelete"><a href="javascript:DeleteRecent('_PID_', true);"><img src="xit.jpg" border="0" /></a></td> **sRecentDeleteRowSuffix** </tr> **sRecentSuffix** </table> **sRecentEmptyList**

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