1989 Chateau Gruaud Larose, Saint-Julien Price_225The 1989 Chteau Gruaud Larose is a distinguished Deuxime Cru Class from the Saint Julien appellation, primarily crafted from a Cabernet Sauvignon dominant Bordeaux blend including Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. The Mdoc's deep gravelly soils, crucial to its profile, were greatly enhanced by the exceptionally warm and dry 1989 growing seasonone of the hottest on recordwhich fostered superb ripeness and concentration in the grapes. Chteau
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