Château Gruaud Larose, Cru Classé, St. Julien 2005 Grape Varieties 57% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot 7% Cabernet Franc 5% Petit Verdot Food Matching Note: Tenderloin steaks with cranberry-port sauce and gorgonzola cheese, lamb with blue cheese and toasted walnut butter. Tasting Note: A forward, deep purple wine with a sweet blueberry, kirsch and jam scented nose, medium bodied with more rounded up-front fruit than most of the other serious wines of St. Julien. Vinification Note: Selected from 35 year old vines in various vineyards on the 202.5 acres estate. The wine is matured in barrel for 18-24 months before a rigorous selection for blending, when in a difficult year a large proportion will be de-classified to maintin the premium level of the first wine and also increase the quality of the second. Find this wine at www.winestore.co.uk Price: £72.48 (Including VAT at 20%)