2005 | Château Gruaud Larose | Saint-Julien Domaine Barraud Use as you would Sancerre

Use as you would Sancerre

Its fresh character gives juiciness that contrasts with the rich fruits

ripe berries and round

It does have the contrast of fresh black-currant acidity to give it a lift

The fruity wine pulsates with fresh blackberry and blueberry nectar along with subtleties of crushed earth

2005 | Château Gruaud Larose | Saint-Julien Domaine Barraud Use as you would SancerreStately ruby red, raspberry and cassis fruits, still young, needs another few years to fully open and integrate, but everything is there for a brilliant wine with pleasure. This is a chteau that always takes its time, and needs half an hour in the glass to reveal smoked vanilla bean, sweet raspberry puree, turmeric spice, fresh acidity and crushed mint. Not showing quite as well as it did at a chteau vertical last year, but this is still a wonderful