Chateau Gruaud-Larose 2006

The Property Has A Younger History Than Most Of Its Cohorts. Its Origins Date To 1725 And The Knight Joseph Stanislas Gruaud. The Property Was Called Fond-bedeau, And Was Administered By Two Gruauds; One A Priest And The Other A Magistrate. The Magistrate, The Chevalier Du Gruaud, Died In 1778 And His Part Of The Property Was Deeded To Joseph Sebastian De La Rose, Who Renamed This Property Gruaud-la Rose Or Gruaud-larose. This Piece Was Classified As A Second Growth In 1855.

Control Of The Property Was Split Among Multiple Descendants, But The Property Remained Intact Until 1867 When It Was Split Into Château Gruaud-larose-sarget (After The Baron Sarget) And Château Gruaud-larose-faure (After Adrien Faure, Who Married One Sophie Bethmann, Heiress To A Portion Of The Estate).

The Two Châteaux Were Reunited By The Cordier Family, Who Purchased The Sarget Piece In 1917 And The Faure Piece In 1935; The Château Became A Centerpiece Of The Many Cordier Properties Along With Château Lafaurie-peyraguey And Château Talbot.