Ch. Gruaud Larose Sarget de Gruaud Larose St Julien France 2017

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Gruaud Larose is a Second Growth chateau located in St-Julien.  

Ch. Gruaud Larose owns 82 ha of vineyards with soil of Garonne gravel from the first quaternary, settled more than 600 000 years ago.  Average age of vine is 46 years old as of 2018.

Vineyard Management

Integrated Pest Control (mechanical work, organic fertilisation), Weather Station (phytosanitary protection), Prophylaxis (thinning out the leaves, removal of excess buds and shoots, green harvest). Heightening of the trellis. Manual harvesting, selection on a belt in the vineyard and double sorting at the harvest reception. Manual harvesting, a first selection on sorting table directly in the vineyard follow by a double selection at the reception of the harvest. New vineyard objective with 70% of the vines in bio-dynamism for this vintage! The rest is controlled in conventional agriculture. The vineyard is managed with agronomic methods totally respectful of the environment. (Establishment of hedges, grass growing, pastures by sheep)

Vinification

Harvest reception - Double reception of harvest and weighing of the crop. Plot selection in the tank (grape variety, terroir, age, …)

Tanks - 50% wood | 50% cement (thermo-regulated tanks)

Alcoholic fermentation - Yeast addition | Fermentation temperatures: 24°C - 26°C | Daily tasting of each tank

Maceration - 20 - 30 days at adapted temperatures | Work on the lees in the grape-pomace during the maceration period after fermentation

Ageing - 18 - 24 months in French, fine grain, oak barrels (80% new, the rest 1-2 years old)