57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec

Robert Parker: 88, James Suckling: 91

Robert Parker: The 2003 Gruaud Larose's dark plum/garnet color is followed by sweet aromas of damp earth, forest floor, herbs, espresso roast, cassis, licorice, and plums. Medium-bodied as well as surprisingly up-front and precocious, it possesses sweet tannin, very nice concentration, and loads of earthy/herbal characteristics intermixed with black fruits, and an attractive, but supple, evolved finish. Drink it over the next 12-15 years.