Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien 2.Cru Classé 2022 ØKO i trækasse

Bettane et Desseauve

Decanter

Another excellently consistent wine from Gruaud in 2022 that gives terroir typicality with crystalline purity and such overall charm. Smooth and supple, silky but firm, generous but serious. Gorgeous acidity keeps the palate lifted and fresh while the concentrated fruit and quite present tannins give the structure and frame. I love the detail and purity, powerful and strong but refined. Direct with energy and juicy, vibrant acidity. Mineral, graphite and liquorice aspects grip the palate and linger on the finish with soft spices. Has a very moreish quality with approachability but the racy core and intense backbone suggests long ageing potential. 3.8pH. 3.45g/l total acidity. 40% production. 13% press wine (only Cabernet Sauvignon).

Antonio Galloni

The 2022 Gruaud-Larose is 83% Cabernet, the most Cabernet ever for the Grand Vin here. A huge, opulent wine, Gruaud-Larose offers up an exotic mélange of blackberry fruit, cloves, espresso, licorice, bittersweet chocolate and incense. This full-throttle Saint-Julien is not exactly subtle, but its balance is impeccable. Readers should expect an unctuous, dense wine with tons of concentration, a good deal of new oak and all the pedigree to hold it all together. Drinking window : 2028-2052

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

Deep in color, with a simple swirl you find wet forest floor, cigar box, licorice, spice, flowers, and currants in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is concentrated, rich and dense, but refined, round. and juicy. Even with all that weight, the wine is vibrant, energetic, long and fresh, The finish builds in intensity, leaving you with layers of dark black, red and blue fruits, chocolate, licorice, espresso. and spice. 2022 marks the first vintage Gruaud Larose was organically certified. The wine is a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc.13.65% ABV, 3.8 pH. Picking took place September 7 - September 24. Yield were 30 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2060.

The Wine Independent

A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Gruaud Larose is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs some coaxing to bring out scents of wild blueberries, blackcurrant jelly, and black raspberries, with touches of garrigue, dried mint, underbrush, and dusty soil. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound with bright, youthful black fruits and evocative mineral sparks, framed by grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing earthy. 40% of the year's production went into the first wine.

Terre de Vins

Robert Parker

The progress at this estate continues with the terrific 2022 Gruaud Larose, a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc that unfurls in the glass with deep aromas of minty blackberries, violets and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's elegantly muscular, with a broad attack that segues into a concentrated mid-palate framed by supple, powdery tannins. Richer and more brooding than its 2020 and 2019 counterparts, it confirms Gruaud's return to the Saint-Julien élite. Around one-third of the production made it into the grand vin this year, the château's first with organic certification.

Alexandre Ma

Behold a peony of exquisite beauty, so captivating that even the valiant Spartans would be transformed into gentle souls. When I learned that the Cabernet Sauvignon content reached a staggering 83%, I expected a rich, bold wine; yet, as countless wisteria blossoms unfurl and the fragrances of cinnamon, cardamom, black tea, and pine envelop the palate, I find myself utterly disarmed. It is astonishing how this vintage not only lacks the hallmarks of a hot, arid year but also seems to be a veritable celebration of fresh fruits! Within the wine's delicate body a velvety tannin, the skin is so tender as if it could be squeezed into liquid. After years of trial on biodynamics, Château Gruaud Larose has reached dazzling heights with the vintage of 2022, which, in my estimation, is the most exceptional En Primeur I have encountered.

Andrew Caillard MW

Deep crimson. Blackberry, black cherry cacao aromas with hints of vanilla/ spice. Sweet fruited palate with plentiful blackberry, dark cherry fruits, supple grainy/ velvety tannins and underlying vanilla oak notes. Finishes firm and tight. (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, with small parcels of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot 85% new oak)

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