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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2019
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
The Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste stands guard at the entrance to the prestigious Pauillac appellation. Its name refers to its privileged location on the heights of the appellation, atop a Puy, the Lacoste family being its owners in 1855 when it attained the title of Fifth Grand Cru Classé in the famous classification of Médoc wines for the Paris Universal Exhibition.
In 1978, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste became part of the Borie family. Thanks to numerous technical renovations, the wines today reflect the full potential of the terroir from which they come.
The vineyard of Domaine is located on deep gravelly hilltops, and covers 62 hectares of vines, planted with 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The wines are aged for 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels, 75% of which are new.
Lacoste-Borie is the estate's Second wine, produced with young vines and the same care as its elder brother.
The Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste produces wines in the image of Pauillac, they are powerful but controlled, with elegant tannins and offer beautiful aromatic depth.
Critics Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2019.
Description Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2019.
Date of harvest
September 20 to October 4, 2019
Blend
83% Cabernet Sauvignon - 17% Merlot
Tasting notes
Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2019 is once again marked by a very high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon: 83%, which expresses all the character and typicity of this beautiful gravel terroir. The wine is an intense, deep, brilliant crimson red. Powerful black fruit aromas, in particular bigarreau cherry, explode on the nose, reinforcing the character of ripe grapes while retaining a beautiful freshness. The whole is enhanced by a hint of spice and menthol.
The Style
Among the crus of Pauillac, Grand-Puy-Lacoste is considered "a great classic", combining consistency over time with the spirit of each vintage.
Wines are the expression of terroir, climate and grape varieties, but they always bear the imprint of those who made them. Thus, while remaining humble about the gifts of nature, François-Xavier Borie likes to speak of the Grand-Puy-Lacoste "signature", perfectly highlighted by vertical tastings.
The wines have a beautiful deep color, the nose is very pure, complex, subtle and refined. Depending on the vintage, ripe fruit or floral aromas are the first to emerge, followed by toasty, spicy and vanilla notes... Over time, the whole acquires remarkable richness and fullness.
On the palate, you're struck by an elegant, racy presence that unfolds from the attack to the final moments of persistence, for constant, nuanced pleasure. The flavors confirm and amplify the sensations perceived on the nose, with a wide range of fruity notes including blackcurrant, which blossoms with age. The wines are straightforward, with a powerful tannic structure, but they remain silky.
The fourth dimension of Grand-Puy-Lacoste is that of time. It is by nature a long-keeping wine, requiring eight to ten years to reveal its full potential, combining power and harmony. Each vintage reaches its full potential after a period that corresponds to its profile. "Patience is rewarded with complex aromas of fruit Secs, tobacco, Havana and cedar wood, velvety tannins and exceptional aromatic length" Markus del Monego, World's Best Sommelier 1998.