Château Grand Puy Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
    Château Grand Puy Lacoste

    Château Grand Puy Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2009

    95/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    92/100
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    93/100
    The Wine Independent
    93/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Having just tasted the excellent Lacoste Borie, it was no surprise that the 2021 GPL was a stunner. Fashioned from 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot this is one of the most handsome and stylish wines we tasted from the Medoc. Such a fine expression of Cabernet Sauvignon: cigar tobacco, bergamot, pure cassis, violets, iris, roses, wonderful florality. Taut and linear, this super-sleek effort possesses amazing clarity, wonderfully composed blue and red fruits and polished gravel notes. Reserved, classically styled, yet perfectly ripe with a gorgeous tannic profile laced with blackcurrant and graphite. Superb texture and detail.

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Here we are in classic Pauillac territory, still young even at 15 years old, with a ton of tannic grip, slate and pencil lead, cassis and cocoa bean, channeling tension, freshness and bright fruits. A wonderful example of the vintage, needs a few more years than really being in its drinking window, but this is exceptional quality. 70% new oak for ageing.
    drinking window 2025 - 2044
    date of review 10/2024
    93/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    Medium to deep garnet in color, the 2009 Grand-Puy-Lacoste prances out with exuberant notes of chocolate-covered cherries, blackcurrant pastilles, and licorice, plus wafts of pencil shavings and tobacco leaf. The medium-bodied palate is soft and juicy, drinking deliciously now, finishing on a lingering exotic spice note.
    drinking window 2022 - 2035
    date of review 09/2022
    92/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    Medium to deep garnet in color, the 2009 Grand-Puy-Lacoste opens with a nose of sweaty leather, damp earth, baked cherries and dried mulberries with touches of fried herbs, black olives and cast iron pan. Medium-bodied, firm and chewy, this is a more elegantly styled 2009 with provocative herbal sparks and a ferrous finish.
    drinking window 2019 - 2036
    date of review 03/2019
    93/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2009 Grand Puy-Lacoste has a clean and precise bouquet with graphite infused red berry fruit, woodland scents, fern and touches of autumn leaves. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite bold and assertive with dried blood and ferrous notes infusing the red fruit towards the persistent finish. You could broach this now although I would prefer to leave another couple of years, when it may well deserve a higher score. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.
    drinking window 2022 - 2040
    date of review 03/2019

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pauillac
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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