Lacoste Borie, Pauillac, 2016
If Xavier Borie's wonderful Grand Puy Lacoste doesn't offer enough value for money, then Lacoste Borie, the highly impressive second wine of this high flying 5th growth Chateau should do the trick! This has become a firm favourite of ours and discerning restaurants. Produced from 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc it is very much a little GPL with its beautifully Cabernet scented bouquet of violets, cassis and gravel. There is admirable tension and verve; the fruit is juicy, pure and mouth-watering. Excellent value!
critic reviews
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Lacoste-Borie wafts out of the glass with notions of juicy black plums, kirsch, and raspberry leaves, plus suggestions of tar and underbrush. The medium-bodied palate delivers a great core of fresh black berry flavors with chewy tannins and an earthy finish.
The 2nd wine of Grand Puy Lacoste in a brilliant vintage like 2016 is always worth looking out for. This doesn't disappoint, with its pllp black frits and its Pauillac pencil lead and slate character. 45% new oak, 50hl/h yield.
The 2016 Lacoste-Borie is a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, cropped at 50 hectoliters per hectare. It has a clean and precise bouquet, not as complex as some of its peers, yet with thoroughly enjoyable raspberry and blackcurrant leaf tinged with cedar. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy, slightly dry tannin on the entry, hints of dark chocolate interlacing the black fruit with a touch of cracked black pepper on the finish.