Château Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2001 (1500ml)

"Odedi"

#AgedWineTuesday Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim. Doesn't show much age. Beautiful nose with red and black fruits, chocolates, tobacco leaf, vegetables, forest floor, black tea, earth, coffee, herbs, spices, black pepper and wildflowers. Full bodied and soft with medium acidity. Dry on the palate with blueberries, cherries, black plums, currants, oak, light chocolates, coffee, mushrooms, licorice, tobacco leaf, earth, herbs and spices. Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries. This is a gorgeous 24 year old Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend from Saint Julien. Rich and elegant. Spicy and very complex. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Drinking at its peak now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 10 years. A great sipping wine that is so much fun to drink by itself. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Aged in (33% new) French oak barrels for 18 months. 13% alcohol by volume. 94 points. $150.

Byron C Mayes

Ruby garnet. Red fruit and leather on the nose and palate with cola and cassis. Plush velvety tannins. Very nice right now.

Jennifer Brown

Buyer PLCB-Luxury Division

Drinking really well.

Steven Gullo

Shows well right out of the gate. In a great spot to drink now.

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

A bit flat and lacking depth

Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

2001 gruaud Larose.

Charles Schneider

Drinking nicely, as a Gruaud Larose does.

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

Red currant berry fruit cassis very smooth ca lassie vintage. Classic very drinkable tobacco spice finsh 40 excellent

John W

2001 first label. Amber hue. On the nose, leather, prune, truffles and forest floor. On the palate, cherry, prune, caramel, vanilla, spice, licorice - long finish. Good balance, full body and silky texture.

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

2001 vintage. Earthy/mushroom nose. Initially cloudy but stabilized. Surprising amount of front palate richness mated with the famous Gruaud-Larose smooth and lengthy finish. Still has years ahead of solid drinking.