Château Gruaud-Larose 2001

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 835; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 883. The average score for Château Gruaud-Larose is 900, making this a below average effort for the producer.

When people talk about wines from Château Gruaud-Larose they use words like Fruit, Length, Long, Tannins, Fine, Excellent, Full, Pure, Rich, Sweet, Spice, Purple, Dark, Freshness, Mineral. The 2001 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château Gruaud-Larose: Complex, Mouthfeel, Glorious, Accessible, Smoke, Roasted, Plums, Spices, Velvety, Plump. ; it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2001 (13% vs 12.78%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 4 years (by 2020). It normally takes wines from Château Gruaud-Larose around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.

It represents good value compared to Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Latour 2003, Les Forts de Latour 2006, Château Cheval Blanc 2007; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Brane-Cantenac 2005, Château Gloria 2009.

MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
61	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	29%
57	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	-19%
56	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	56%
55	Château Latour 2003	822%
47	Les Forts de Latour 2006	156%
43	Château Cheval Blanc 2007	293%
43	Château Lynch-Bages 2005	48%
43	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	136%
43	Château Margaux 2006	325%
43	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	411%
42	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	56%
42	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	56%
42	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	-1%
42	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	-1%
42	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	411%
42	Château Brane-Cantenac 2005	-22%
42	Château Cheval Blanc 2006	341%
42	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	-1%
41	Château Margaux 2005	722%
41	Château Pontet-Canet 2000	27%
41	Château Latour 2003	822%
41	Château Latour 2003	822%
41	Château Clerc-Milon 2005	-46%
41	Château Pichon-Lalande 2009	8%
41	Château Pichon-Lalande 2008	-31%
41	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005	-16%
41	Château Haut-Brion 2008	-16%
40	Château Palmer 2005	191%
40	Château Palmer 2007	23%
40	Château Palmer 2008	27%
40	Château Margaux 2010	994%
40	Château Palmer 2008	27%
40	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010	45%
40	Château Margaux 2010	994%
40	Château Clerc-Milon 2010	-18%
40	Château Pichon-Lalande 2005	33%
40	Château d’Armailhac 2003	-32%
40	Château Lafite Rothschild 2005	2537%
40	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009	587%
40	Château Haut-Brion 1998	205%
39	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	29%
39	Les Forts de Latour 2010	123%

Date	Currency	Price
2015-08-16	gbp	85