WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 815; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2014 which is 866. 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 2014 shares all of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2014 but no other wine from Château Gruaud-Larose: Balances, Personality, Grained, Coating, Layered, Kirsch, Juicy, Muscular. The wine will be ready to drink in 2 years (in 2018) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). 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 Lynch-Bages 2011, Les Forts de Latour 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008; but better value alternatives would be Château Langoa-Barton 2009, Château Gloria 2009, Château du Tertre 2004.
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 2014
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2016-01-16 |
gbp |
41 |
2015-11-01 |
gbp |
32 |