chateau grand puy lacoste 5eme cru classe pauillac

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

Name: Château Grand Puy Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Grand Puy Lacoste
Price: 72.59 GBP

95/100

Inside Bordeaux

92/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

93/100

The Wine Independent

93/100

Vinous

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Francois-Xavier Borie and consultant Oenologists Jacques and Eric Boissenot must be delighted with their 2009 Grand Puy Lacoste. This 55 hectare estate (all in one block) lies on deep lying pebbles from the Garonne estuary. The 2009 is produced from 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. There is a heady mix of high toned sweet berries, flowers and brooding dark fruits including fruits of the forest and cassis. There are also hints of slate and minerals and a wonderful bouquet of violets. The palate is powerful yet delicate, with great freshness, poise, wonderful texture and astonishing length of flavour. A really ethereal Grand Puy Lacoste that is so finely constructed, immensely impressive and possesses great finesse. Stunning.

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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

Producer:

Château Grand Puy Lacoste

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13%

allergen information

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