WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 839; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2003 which is 873. 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 2003 shares some of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2003 but no other wine from Château Gruaud-Larose: Dominance, Oak, Sophisticated, Suppleness. The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 6 years (by 2022). 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 Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Gloria 2010, Château Brane-Cantenac 2009, Château Talbot 2010, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006.
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.
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Prices & Deals for Château Gruaud-Larose 2003
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
46 |