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Chateau Gruaud Larose 1996 (Bordeux; St. Julien, Grand Cru)

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This entry was posted on 5/31/2006 7:45 PM and is filed under French Bourdeaux.

I loved this wine.  The wine was purchased in May of 2006 for $49.99 (at the Wine Connection in Del Mar), which is a really good price for high quality 10 year old Bordeaux.  The bottle, cork, and wine were all in pristine condition, and the wine scored 4+ stars.  The wine won wine of the month for June 2006 on our main VinoCritic.com site.  The full review can be read on the main web site by clicking here.
 

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    • 6/5/2006 9:42 PM Rawli wrote:
      VC,
      Nice choice while I'll agree that it is not an everyday wine it is very good. And the price for value great, but a wild game taste? man my palette must really suck because I never tasted that at all.
      You're stil the master.
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      1. 6/5/2006 9:58 PM VinoCritic wrote:
        The wild game was a component of the wine's bouquest, not a taste.  It means, to me, a sort of smokey, earthy, untamed aroma, as opposed to a fruity smell.  That's the beauty of wine.  Each person's nose and palatte will give a different description of the same wine.  So what are your "tasting notes" on this wine?
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    • 6/6/2006 8:44 PM Rawli wrote:
      VC,
      I get the smokey and earthy tones as well as some for lack of a better description Italian herbs... I know strange. It is a very flavorable and complex wine to me.
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