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Sarget de Gruaud Larose Second Vin 1998

  • Black fruit
  • Aperitif wine
  • Enjoy with friends
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Parfaitement équilibré entre finesse et générosité, le second vin de Château Gruaud-Larose se révèle mature plus rapidement que son aîné. Une aubaine pour les amateurs impatients en quête d'excellence. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 1 base of neck, 1 into-neck
  • Label: 2 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Julien
  • Classification: Second Vin
  • Producer/Owner: Groupe Bernard Taillan
  • More information....

Sarget de Gruaud Larose Second Vin serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Coquilles Saint-Jacques aux cèpes, Pigeonneau rôti, Lièvre à la royale.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Sarget de Gruaud Larose Second Vin

    The wine

    Château Gruaud-Larose's second wine, Sarget combines finesse and balance. It enjoys the same care as the great wine, and is very charming. Currently, the tannins are proving to be milder and less coarse. Their colour is almost black, and they present powerful aromas of red fruit. On the palate, they reveal themselves to be creamy, full-bodied and rich.

    Information about domain Château Gruaud-Larose

    Gruaud-Larose lies between Branaire-Ducru to the east and Lagrange to the west.The soil in the extensive 85 hectare vineyard consists of medium-sized gravel. In the 18th century the property was owned by the Gruaud brothers and was slightly larger with 115 hectares. One of the brother's son-in-law, Monsieur de Larose, took over the property and worked tirelessly to promote the wine, which eventually came to be served at the royal table, giving rise to the famous inscription that still appears on the label, le roi des vins, le vin des rois (“the king of wines, the wine of kings). This description is well-deserved, Gruaud-Larose being recognized for many years as Saint Julien's most massive wine, and as taking the longest to evolve. However, the property has seen its fair share of ups and downs. After numerous changes of owner during the 19th century, the château suffered the costs of a turbulent inheritance, as a result of which the vineyard was split in 1867. One of the owners was Baron Sarget, after whom the château's current second wine, Sarget de Gruaud Larose is named. The property was purchased by the Cordier group in 1917, who managed, in 1934, to reinstate the two plots that had previously belonged to the vineyard. Gruaud Larose was sold to Alactel Alstom in 1993 and then to the Merlaut family in 1997. The wines of Gruaud Larose are amongst the best in Saint-Julien and the property began in 2017 a conversion to biodynamics.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 1 base of neck, 1 into-neck
    • Label: 2 slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Julien
    • Classification: Second Vin
    • Producer/Owner: Groupe Bernard Taillan
    • Vintage: 1998
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 82
    • Volume: 200000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Aperitif wine
    • Grape variety: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Petit verdot

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Sarget de Gruaud Larose Second Vin 1998

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format