Château Gruaud-Larose 2009 — Saint-Julien, 0.75 L

Name: Château Gruaud-Larose 2009 — Saint-Julien, 0.75 L
Brand: Château Gruaud-Larose
SKU: BOR-GRUAUD-LAROSE-2009-075
Price: 126.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Château Gruaud-Larose

2009 · 0.75 L · RP 95

€ 126,00

5 in stock

Château Gruaud-Larose 2009 from Saint-Julien, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot red with a suggested drinking window of 2019–2042. Single 0.75 L bottle.

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SKU: BOR-GRUAUD-LAROSE-2009-075

Key facts

Vintage: 2009
Appellation: Saint-Julien
Classification: 2ème Grand Cru
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Drinking window: 2019–2042
Vintage rating: 99/100 — early maturing, approachable
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château Gruaud-Larose
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Saint-Julien 2009 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Merlot, Red, Wine

Château Gruaud-Larose 2009: Saint-Julien in a year rated 99

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives the 2009 vintage in Saint-Julien a score of 99 out of 100. The chart scores Saint-Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe together, and describes the 2009s as early maturing and accessible. Château Gruaud-Larose 2009 is a dry red built on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The 99 is the vintage score for the appellation group, not a score for the wine.

Illustration: gravel vineyards of Pauillac by the Gironde estuary

A Second Growth of 1855

Gruaud-Larose is one of the five Second Growths of Saint-Julien in the 1855 Bordeaux classification, alongside Ducru-Beaucaillou, Léoville-Barton, Léoville-Las Cases and Léoville-Poyferré. The commune has no First Growth, so Second Growth is the highest rank held there. On this site the château sits under 2ème Grand Cru.

The 1855 ranking is separate from the appellation rules. Saint-Julien became an appellation by decree on 14 November 1936 and covers still red wine only.

Illustration: first-year barrel hall in the Médoc

82 hectares in one plot under the Merlaut family

The 2009 was made under the Taillan Group, owned by the Merlaut family, which has held the estate since 1997. The estate’s origins date to 1725. The vineyard covers 82 hectares in a single plot on a rise, unchanged since the 1855 classification. Its soil is Garonne gravel of the Quaternary period.

The estate also makes a second wine, Sarget de Gruaud Larose.

Illustration: a glass of red Pauillac with roast beef

Cabernet-led blend on Médoc gravel

Saint-Julien is a Médoc appellation of Bordeaux, between Pauillac to the north and Margaux to the south. Its specification names Cabernet Sauvignon as the dominant variety, with Merlot present and Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot used in blending. The gravel soils of the commune lie over limestone, marl and clay.

A 2019–2042 window, open in 2026

Our suggested drinking window for this bottle is 2019 to 2042. It is open now, in 2026, with about sixteen years of the window remaining.

Questions buyers ask

Is Château Gruaud-Larose 2009 ready to drink?

Our suggested drinking window runs from 2019 to 2042, so the wine is inside it now.

Is 2009 a good vintage in Saint-Julien?

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart scores the Saint-Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe group at 99 for 2009 and describes the wines as early maturing and accessible.

What grapes are in Château Gruaud-Larose 2009?

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

Is Gruaud-Larose a Second Growth?

Yes. It is one of the five Second Growths of Saint-Julien in the 1855 Bordeaux classification.

Who owned Gruaud-Larose when the 2009 was made?

The Taillan Group, owned by the Merlaut family, which has held the estate since 1997.

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