Bold, Age-Worthy Bordeaux from Gruaud-Larose

Today at Flickinger Wines we are delighted to showcase Château Gruaud-Larose from Saint-Julien. Ranked Second Growth in 1855, this historic property has long been revered for producing wines of authority, depth, and remarkable longevity—true benchmarks for Left Bank collectors.

Gruaud-Larose is celebrated for its distinctive personality: darker, more brooding than many of its peers, yet always balanced by freshness and precision. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the blend, delivering cassis, graphite, cigar box, and crushed stone, while Merlot adds flesh and approachability. With age, these wines evolve beautifully, revealing layers of leather, truffle, and savory complexity that reward patience in the cellar.

What makes Gruaud-Larose especially compelling today is its consistency across vintages. Whether drawn to powerful years that promise decades of evolution or more classic expressions that are entering their drinking windows now, collectors can rely on the château’s unmistakable signature—structured, serious, and undeniably Saint-Julien.

For those building or refining a Bordeaux cellar, Gruaud-Larose offers exceptional value among classified growths. It delivers pedigree without excess polish, favoring authenticity over trend, and tradition over flash. These are wines that speak clearly of place and history, crafted to endure.

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Producer	Vint.	Wine	Price	Qty	Order
		Bordeaux Red
Ch. Gruaud Larose	2006	St. Julien (6.0 L) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$718.97	2
	VM 89 (5/2009): Good deep red. Musky, gamey aromas of plum, dark chocolate, cocoa powder and roasted oak. Fat, plummy and lush, but with decent spine to give the wine shape. Sweet but not overly so, offering more breadth than depth. Finishes with dusty, horizontal tannins.   WA 84 (2/2009): The significant rainfall during late September clearly had a noticeable impact on this 2006, which perhaps lacks “selection” as the French say. There is an element of dilution in this cuvee, and I would never recognize it as a Gruaud Larose except for the label. Dark ruby with a light pink rim, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, and round revealing roasted herb, sweet cherry, and currant flavors. For its prestige and pedigree, it is one of the most disappointing St.-Juliens I tasted.
	2008	St. Julien (12x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$1,136.99	1
	WA 90 (5/2011): While the 2008 is not a blockbuster, it is a strong effort for the vintage. This dark plum/purple-hued wine reveals some background oak, licorice, earth, plum, black currant and cherry notes intertwined with a foresty/mossy component. Deep, polished and medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin, it builds incrementally on the palate. This impressive 2008 will benefit from 2-3 years of cellaring and should drink well for two decades.
	2012	St. Julien (6x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$514.97	1
	JS 93 (2/2015): A silky and fine red with blueberry, blackberry and floral character. Hints of hazelnuts. Full body, integrated tannins and a fresh finish. Persistent too. Better in 2017.   WA 89 (4/2015): A nice, earthy, black fruited, spicy and meaty 2012 Gruaud Larose, with medium body, excellent depth, chunky roasted herb and aged beef notes, this wine finishes authoritatively and the tannins are reasonably ripe. Give it another 3-5 years cellaring and drink it over the following 15 or so years.   VM 88-90 (5/2013): Medium deep ruby-purple. Perfumed, refined aromas and flavors of black cherry, spicy dark plum, licorice, cedar and ink. Smooth and quite long on the finish. Gruaud was one of the rare properties in 2012 where petit verdot managed to ripen fully. In fact, the grand vin contains 6.5% petit verdot, Gruaud's entire crop from these vines.
	2014	St. Julien (12x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$1,119.97	1
	JS 94 (2/2017): Aromas of strawberries and cherries follow through to a full body, silky tannins and a tangy finish. Fresh and clean. Linear and pretty. Purity of fruit is impressive. Drink in 2020.   WA 90 (3/2017): The 2014 Gruaud Larose has a light and airy bouquet at first, one that gathers depth with aeration. It is a little conservative at the moment, dusky black fruit mixed with sage and cedar. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy, slightly angular tannin. It is certainly fresh in the mouth, although it feels a tad pinched towards the finish; therefore, afford this 4-5 years in bottle to develop more substance and ambition.
	2014	St. Julien (6x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$566.97	2
	JS 94 (2/2017): Aromas of strawberries and cherries follow through to a full body, silky tannins and a tangy finish. Fresh and clean. Linear and pretty. Purity of fruit is impressive. Drink in 2020.   WA 90 (3/2017): The 2014 Gruaud Larose has a light and airy bouquet at first, one that gathers depth with aeration. It is a little conservative at the moment, dusky black fruit mixed with sage and cedar. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy, slightly angular tannin. It is certainly fresh in the mouth, although it feels a tad pinched towards the finish; therefore, afford this 4-5 years in bottle to develop more substance and ambition.
	2015	St. Julien (12x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$1,185.97	1
	JS 95 (2/2018): Concentrated and elegant with a great harmony of dry tannins and ripeness (but no hint of overripeness), this has a long finish with a lot of drive and enormous freshness. You could drink this now with red meat, but it’s got decades ahead of it.   WA 93+ (2/2018): Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Gruaud Larose simply sparkles with bright, vibrant red cherries, ripe raspberries and fresh black currants notes with underlying suggestions of cinnamon stick, rose petals, fallen leaves and dried Provence herbs. Medium to full-bodied and possessing tightly wound red and black fruits layers intermingled with spicy accents, it has a firm, grainy frame and great vivacity, finishing long and perfumed. I'm probably being too conservative with my score here and expect this could blossom in 4-6 years into an even more impressive beauty!   VM 93 (2/2018): Dark, powerful and brooding, the 2015 Gruaud-Larose is a real bruiser. Iron, gravel, smoke, mocha and licorice wrap around a core of intense dark fruit, all with a backbone of big, rustic tannins that give the wine its shape. The 2015 needs a good few years to come together. There is certainly no shortage of personality or character. Antonio Galloni.
	2015	St. Julien (6x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$600.97	3
	JS 95 (2/2018): Concentrated and elegant with a great harmony of dry tannins and ripeness (but no hint of overripeness), this has a long finish with a lot of drive and enormous freshness. You could drink this now with red meat, but it’s got decades ahead of it.   WA 93+ (2/2018): Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Gruaud Larose simply sparkles with bright, vibrant red cherries, ripe raspberries and fresh black currants notes with underlying suggestions of cinnamon stick, rose petals, fallen leaves and dried Provence herbs. Medium to full-bodied and possessing tightly wound red and black fruits layers intermingled with spicy accents, it has a firm, grainy frame and great vivacity, finishing long and perfumed. I'm probably being too conservative with my score here and expect this could blossom in 4-6 years into an even more impressive beauty!   VM 93 (2/2018): Dark, powerful and brooding, the 2015 Gruaud-Larose is a real bruiser. Iron, gravel, smoke, mocha and licorice wrap around a core of intense dark fruit, all with a backbone of big, rustic tannins that give the wine its shape. The 2015 needs a good few years to come together. There is certainly no shortage of personality or character. Antonio Galloni.
	2016	St. Julien (12x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$1,070.99	1
	JS 95-96 (4/2017): Full-bodied, layered and juicy young wine. Very tannic yet ripe and intense. Powerful finish. This will be excellent. Better than the 2015.
	2016	St. Julien (6x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$562.99	1
	JS 95-96 (4/2017): Full-bodied, layered and juicy young wine. Very tannic yet ripe and intense. Powerful finish. This will be excellent. Better than the 2015.
	2017	St. Julien (12x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$1,061.97	2
	2017	St. Julien (6x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$548.99	1
	2017	St. Julien ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$120.99	1
	2018	St. Julien (12x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$1,036.97	5
	WA 95-97 (4/2019): The 2018 Gruaud Larose is blended of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, with a pH of 3.88 and 14.2% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple in color, it leaps from the glass with bold black cherries, mulberries, plum preserves and blackcurrant cordial scents with hints of menthol, lilacs, licorice and cloves plus wafts of fallen leaves and tilled soil. Medium to full-bodied with a taut core of ripe, densely packed, muscular fruit, it has a firm line of ripe, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and spicy. Very exotic Gruaud!   VM 89-92 (5/2019): The 2018 Gruaud Larose is inky, jammy and full-bodied. Crème de cassis, blackberry jam, spice, lavender and mint give the 2018 much of its extroverted personality. Gruaud Larose is one of the most extroverted wines on the Left Bank. The richness and elevated ripeness is evident in the 2018. It will be interesting to see what elevage brings. For my taste, Gruaud is on the edge of being too much. The blend is 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc. Antonio Galloni.   JS 95-96 (4/2019): This is really generous and rolls off the tongue with ripe and velvety tannins and a fresh undertone. Full-bodied, firm and silky. Extremely long and flavorful. Very complex already.
	2018	St. Julien (6x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$531.97	2
	WA 95-97 (4/2019): The 2018 Gruaud Larose is blended of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, with a pH of 3.88 and 14.2% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple in color, it leaps from the glass with bold black cherries, mulberries, plum preserves and blackcurrant cordial scents with hints of menthol, lilacs, licorice and cloves plus wafts of fallen leaves and tilled soil. Medium to full-bodied with a taut core of ripe, densely packed, muscular fruit, it has a firm line of ripe, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and spicy. Very exotic Gruaud!   VM 89-92 (5/2019): The 2018 Gruaud Larose is inky, jammy and full-bodied. Crème de cassis, blackberry jam, spice, lavender and mint give the 2018 much of its extroverted personality. Gruaud Larose is one of the most extroverted wines on the Left Bank. The richness and elevated ripeness is evident in the 2018. It will be interesting to see what elevage brings. For my taste, Gruaud is on the edge of being too much. The blend is 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc. Antonio Galloni.   JS 95-96 (4/2019): This is really generous and rolls off the tongue with ripe and velvety tannins and a fresh undertone. Full-bodied, firm and silky. Extremely long and flavorful. Very complex already.
	2019	St. Julien (3x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$289.99	4
	2020	St. Julien (12x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$1,136.97	1
	JD 96 (3/2023): Coming from the talented Virginie Salette (the head winemaker since 2017) and tiny yields of 32 hectoliters per hectare, the 2020 Château Gruaud Larose is 79% Cabernet, 14% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, which continues the trend at this estate toward more and more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. Beautifully done, with a terrific sense of finesse, it offers a great nose of both red and black fruit as well as leafy tobacco, spring flowers, licorice, and spicy oak. Pure, medium to full-bodied, and wonderfully balanced, with fine tannins, it shows the focused, inward, almost understated style of the vintage without any rusticity or austerity. It needs a solid 7-8 years of bottle age, if not a decade, and is going to be very long-lived. Bravo.   VM 95 (2/2023): The 2020 Gruaud-Larose is a powerful, dense wine. Super-ripe dark cherry, kirsch, menthol, licorice, rose petal and espresso infuse the palate with tons of intensity. Unctuous and flamboyant, the 2020 also offers a good bit of energy to keep things in balance. The 2020 is very much an extrovert, a gorgeous extrovert at that. Sweet floral and spice accents, along with a kick of sweet French oak, linger. Antonio Galloni.
	2020	St. Julien (6x750ML) ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$574.97	10
	JD 96 (3/2023): Coming from the talented Virginie Salette (the head winemaker since 2017) and tiny yields of 32 hectoliters per hectare, the 2020 Château Gruaud Larose is 79% Cabernet, 14% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, which continues the trend at this estate toward more and more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. Beautifully done, with a terrific sense of finesse, it offers a great nose of both red and black fruit as well as leafy tobacco, spring flowers, licorice, and spicy oak. Pure, medium to full-bodied, and wonderfully balanced, with fine tannins, it shows the focused, inward, almost understated style of the vintage without any rusticity or austerity. It needs a solid 7-8 years of bottle age, if not a decade, and is going to be very long-lived. Bravo.   VM 95 (2/2023): The 2020 Gruaud-Larose is a powerful, dense wine. Super-ripe dark cherry, kirsch, menthol, licorice, rose petal and espresso infuse the palate with tons of intensity. Unctuous and flamboyant, the 2020 also offers a good bit of energy to keep things in balance. The 2020 is very much an extrovert, a gorgeous extrovert at that. Sweet floral and spice accents, along with a kick of sweet French oak, linger. Antonio Galloni.
	2005	St. Julien (12x750ML)	$1,612.97		Sold Out
	2005	St. Julien (3.0 L)	$870.97		Sold Out
	2007	St. Julien (24x375ML)	$994.98		Sold Out
	2014	St. Julien (3x750ML)	$330.99		Sold Out
	2019	St. Julien (12x750ML)	$1,133.97		Sold Out
	2019	St. Julien (24x375ML)	$1,215.98		Sold Out
	2019	St. Julien (3.0 L)	$498.98		Sold Out
	2020	St. Julien (6x1.5L)	$1,225.99		Sold Out
	2021	St. Julien (6x750ML)	$647.99		Sold Out