Château GRUAUD LAROSE 1997
Château Gruaud Larose is located in the Saint-Julien appellation area of the Bordeaux wine region. It was classified as a Deuxième Grand Cru Classé in the Bordeaux wine classification in 1855. The property was the result of the merger of three estates in 1757 by Joseph Gruaud. He bequeathed it to a certain Monsieur de Larose in 1771. From 1865, the property was divided into separate estates following an inheritance, but was reunited in 1935. It was purchased by the current owners, the Merlaut family , in 1997. Their Groupe Taillan owns numerous other Bordeaux properties. The vineyard is located southwest of the village of Beychevelle, on gravel banks sloping towards the Marais de Beychevelle, a marshland that separates Saint-Julien from the vineyards of the central Médoc.
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot