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

    Château Grand Puy Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2022

    96/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    93-95/100
    The Wine Independent
    96-98/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. Top Pick

      2022

      6x75cl

      DP

      £457.22

    En primeur
    1. Top Pick

      2022

      6x75cl

      EP

      £405.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    There have been so many wonderful wines made during the 44-year tenure of Xavier Borie, it's hard to pick favourites, suffice to say the 2022 is right up there with the very best. Produced from 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, this opens with a more fruit driven bouquet with subtle hints of tobacco, cracked earth, floral notes of violets and a hint of liquorice. The core is wonderfully vibrant and full of precision; ample purple fruit intertwined with mineral notes, it feels stylish and unforced with a really classy salinity. A plush, enveloping, contoured palate which is texturally alluring, this GPL caresses the mouth with glorious flavours and so much detail. Striking tannins provide grip, complexity and reverberating length. Emeline explained that 2022 was hotter than 2003, but they had some welcome rain when they needed it. Winemaking was as normal with gentle extractions, just some pump-overs at the beginning before they closed the vats. The cuvaison lasted three weeks, which is more or less normal – they were conscious not to overdo it. The result is one of the most spectacular wines of the Medoc and one of the all-time great GPLs.

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    Critic Reviews

    96-98/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste was picked from 7 to 23 September and contains more Merlot due to the high quality of the fruit, matured in 75% new oak. There is 14.2% alcohol. Therefore, this lends this GPL a little more precocity and sensuality compared to other vintages, not cut from the same "classical" cloth as, say, the 2019 or 2020. Underlying this velvety veneer are enticing traits of freshly-rolled tobacco and undergrowth. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-sculpted tannins. Silky smooth in texture, so much so that it belies that backbone underneath. There is a peacock's tail of mineral-rich, quite peppery black fruit on the finish, completing a Pauillac endowed with huge potential.
    drinking window 2030 - 2065
    date of review 05/2023
    93-95/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2022 Grand-Puy-Lacoste, 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, is deep garnet-purple in color. Warm cassis, black cherry preserves, and kirsch aromas leap from the glass, followed by touches of chocolate mint, cedar, and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate features fine-grained tannins and bold freshness to support the tight-knit red and black berry layers, finishing long and lifted. This is wonderfully energetic! pH 3.57.
    drinking window 2027 - 2049
    date of review 05/2023
    96/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Inky depths to the colour. Violet edging, bitter black chocolate and graphite, can feel the grain of the tannins, and the beautiful balance and juice to damson, cassis and plum puree fruits. Captures just the right amount of drama without sacrificing Pauillac character, this is a wine that is clearly going to age extremely well, with depth of flavour and rich tannic frame that shows how 2022 can succeed in the right hands. 75% new oak, 3.57ph. Harvest earliest ever, beginning on September 7 (2003 was September 15), 60% of production in the 1st wine, Eric Boissenot consultant. 38hl/h yield, a little over the Pauillac average.
    drinking window 2032 - 2048
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pauillac
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13.5%

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