chateau grand puy lacoste 5eme cru classe pauillac

Château Grand Puy Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2014

Name: Château Grand Puy Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Grand Puy Lacoste
Price: 297.53 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

92+/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

82/100

The Wine Independent

95/100

Vinous

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2014
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£297.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Emeline Borie described 2014 as a ‘marathon’. ‘It was easy to start with… really tough in the middle… the last part was a breeze… and we were just elated when we crossed the finishing line’. And she and her father, Xavier Borie should be well pleased with the results. Grand Puy Lacoste 2014 is produced from 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot from yields of just 33hl/ha. There was a bit of hydric stress here and the team reported a lack of juice. This is a classic GPL style with a glorious bouquet with an intensely Cabernet character: violets, graphite, crème de cassis, brambles, pure cherry, cigar smoke, toast and noble sandalwood flavours emerge from the glass. The palate is much more voluptuous than the Haut Batailley with good density and texture. There is already about 12% press wine in the blend. The tannins do protrude a little, but they are laced with pure fruit and we expect the quality of the fruit to shine through in time. Fine Pauillac.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2014 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is one of my favorite wines from the Left Bank in this vintage. Bright and vivacious blackberry, cedar and graphite scents soar from the glass with real purpose. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, quite tensile with ample depth. It has matured since I last tasted it four years ago. It is very fresh and has a saline finish. Recommended. Tasted at the Bordeaux Index 10-Year-On tasting. N.B. Two bottles tasted blind at Southwold showed oxidation on the first.

drinking window 2024 - 2050

date of review 03/2024

82/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2014 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. Notes of tobacco, leather, and prunes emerge from the glass, with touches of dusty soil and iron ore. The medium-bodied palate is chewy and drying out a little, with a rustic finish.

drinking window 2022 - 2035

date of review 03/2024

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Dark cassis fruit, with pencil lead, flint and crushed mint leaf, reserved and savoury and full of understated pleasure. This is starting to tip towards tertiary as the drinking window opens, but GPL is a wine that keeps delivering over decades, and this Cabernet dominant fruit isn't going anywhere. Sleek and finessed, and just a little bit subdued. 75% new oak. Harvest September 25 to October 9, Eric Boissnot consultant.

drinking window 2024 - 2040

date of review 02/2024

92+/100

Neal Martin,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2014 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a much more approachable nose than usual, vibrant with red cherries, wild strawberry and cedar aromas, backed up with mineral-soaked blackberry fruit. This gathers momentum wonderfully in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. The acidity is very well judged with purity and elegance on the finish, if not the structure or backbone commonly found is very top vintages. I've been a bit conservative with my score at the moment, but I am sure it will prove its worth with 3-5 more years in bottle, hence the plus sign. One to watch.

drinking window 2022 - 2050

date of review 03/2017

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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%

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