20-22 Gruaud Larose and a few others tasted

2019 Château Blaignan

Ruby. Dark fruits, red berries and lighter herbal notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner, some herbs. 86

 

2018 Saint Bonnet 

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, lighter nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red fruits, leaner bodied, elegant texture, good length. 88

 

2018 Château Taffard de Blaignan

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, leaner finish, good length. 88

 

2022 Château Gruaud Larose

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, dark fruits, scented, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose, denser for Gruaud.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, anise, juicy, dark fruits, liquorice, intense, fruit forward, long finish. 96

 

2021 Château Gruaud Larose

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward, some herbs notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red fruits, spices, leaner bodied, herbal, long if narrower. 91

 

2020 Château Gruaud Larose

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, blackberries, cassis, fruit forward and detailed nose. Lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced and detailed, intense and long. 96

 

2019 Les Larmes de Rabaud

Pale lemon yellow. Peach, pears, very ripe apples, fruit forward nose, honey. Fresh acidity, some honey, apricots, peach, fruit forward, leaner bodied, good length. 88