{"product_id":"chateau-gruaud-larose-2015","title":"Château Gruaud Larose 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e2015 marked the beginning of a \u003cstrong\u003egolden run at Gruaud Larose\u003c\/strong\u003e — critics list 2015 through 2020 among the estate's finest modern vintages, and this bottle shows why. Rated \u003cstrong\u003e93 points\u003c\/strong\u003e in critic aggregate, from a Saint-Julien vintage widely celebrated as one of the best of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe growing season reads like a wine-maker's wish list: perfect flowering, a hot dry July, and beautiful early-September weather that carried a \u003cstrong\u003eperfectly ripe harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e through to picking. What's less widely known is how this wine is farmed — the entire 82-hectare estate is worked to \u003cstrong\u003eorganic and biodynamic principles\u003c\/strong\u003e, hand-harvested, and double-sorted, with vines averaging \u003cstrong\u003e46 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e rooted in Garonne gravel laid down 600,000 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlackcurrant, red cherry and plum lead into layers of tea leaf, pencil shavings and leather — \u003cstrong\u003ecomplex, harmonious and drinking beautifully now\u003c\/strong\u003e, no decade of patience required. This is the sweet spot every wine buyer hunts for: a historic Second Growth, a great vintage, and a \u003cstrong\u003eready-to-drink window\u003c\/strong\u003e all in the same bottle. Impressive enough for a celebration, priced sensibly enough to open because it's Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the table:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grilled steak, roast lamb, duck, hard cheeses. Built for the classic French table and everything adjacent to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaint-Julien, Bordeaux\u003c\/strong\u003e · 2ème Grand Cru Classé, 1855\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 31%, Cabernet Franc 9%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarming:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% organic and biodynamic · hand-harvested\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgeing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18–24 months in French fine-grain oak, 80% new\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.15% · \u003cstrong\u003eVines:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46 years average age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRating:\u003c\/strong\u003e 93\/100 critic aggregate · a top modern vintage for the estate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrink:\u003c\/strong\u003e now through 2035\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Lifecycle Concepts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50216003010812,"sku":"GRL-2015","price":168.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/6385\/4844\/files\/product-02_e94b1c26-b96f-4067-bfab-74bf9e96e8ba.png?v=1785144362","url":"https:\/\/urban-merchant.com\/products\/chateau-gruaud-larose-2015","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}