Weinwisser
83 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 17 % Merlot, 14,3 %-vol. (zweithöchster Wert nach 2018), pH 3,72. Undurchsichtiges Purpur mit schwarzer Mitte. Tänzerisches Bouquet mit frischem Schattenmorellensaft und Heidelbeergelee. Im zweiten Ansatz betörende Veilchen und Nougatpralinen. Am delikaten Gaumen mit kakaoartigen Tanninen und seidiger Textur, dann prescht die Rasse hervor und (ver)schlankt den Pauillac. Im gebündelten, dichten Finale mit schwarzen Johannisbeeren, dunkler Mineralik und salzigem Extrakt. Das ist ganz grosses GPL-Kino. Die Konkurrenz in dieser Appellation ist sehr gross und gerade deshalb gehört der auf jede Einkaufsliste! Wird noch zulegen!
Neal Martin
The 2019 Grand Puy Lacoste is deep purple in colour. Initially the bouquet is tight and so I left my sample for 15-20 minutes to open. It rewards patience with a beguiling mélange of pure blackberry, raspberry, crushed violet and pencil shavings, very focused and mineral-driven. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins. Compared to the robust, tannic GPL's of old, this is much more lithe and approachable, yet it still bears the DNA of this Pauillac estate. It might not possess the flair of other 2019 Left Banks, but that it is not what I seek from this estate. Classy and full of breeding - quintessential Pauillac.
Wine Advocate
The 2019 Grand-Puy-Lacoste exhibits notions of minty cassis, plums, loamy soil, burning embers and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and velvety palate that’s deep and concentrated, its generous core of lively fruit concealing an elegantly muscular chassis of ripe, powdery tannin. Consisting of fully 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is another true classic from the Borie family.
James Suckling
This is a very polished young wine with lemon-rind, blackcurrant, cedar and lavender character. It’s full, yet so refined and sophisticated, with floral undertones to the pretty fruit. The tannins are intense and long. Give this at least five or six years to soften. Try after 2025.
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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste | 33250 Pauillac | Frankreich
Weitere Informationen über das Weingut Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste
The history of Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fascinating in many ways. It is a family saga going back to the 16th century. The name Grand-Puy, already mentioned in documents from the Middle Ages, comes from the ancient term "puy” which means "hillock, small height”. True to its name, the vineyard sits on outcrops with a terroir similar to that of the Médoc's first growths. From Since the 16th century the property remained attached to a single family from generation to generation, in a direct line through marriage until 1920, before connecting with another family in 1978 - the Borie.
