Château Gruaud-Larose 2005, St Julien159. 95 per bottle RETAIL IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Appellation St Julien "Needs coaxing out of the glass, as is true with so many 2005s even at 16 years old, but straight off the first nose you get the most beautiful nuance and turmeric strewn spice. It's exotic if subtle, with a creamy texture, grilled oak, black chocolate shavings, cassis and raspberry, all with the most beautiful sense of tiptoing through the palate, holding the line. Exceptionally well

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comes from our best ungrafted old vines from the highest gravelly terraces above the River Duero

Elegant and warm

1959 and 1976

2% Pinot Noir

Perhaps the most precise and delineated nose among an impressive array of Saint-Julien's this year

and a 60-second finish result in a wine that transcends the vintage as well as this estate's 1855 classification

Laurent-Perrier is still family owned

fresh salmon in pastry on a bed of wild fennel

Richard Geoffroy cellar master

There is not a hard edge to be found