Lacoste Borie, Pauillac, 2018
Lacoste Borie is always one of our favourite second wines, but we don't think we've ever encountered such a serious, texturally alluring example as the 2022. This smells, tastes and feels like a very grown-up wine. Opening with a classic GPL bouquet of flowers, dried lavender, blackcurrant and a sheen of blue and purple fruits, it leads to a juicy, supple core of of fragrant berries – fluid and perfumed, this is an absolute delight, finishing with succulent, sweet tannins – perfectly pitched, a really well-proportioned Lacoste Borie. Fabulous! 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc.
critic reviews
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Lacoste-Borie charges out with bombastic notes of stewed black plums, boysenberry preserves, and blackcurrant cordial with wafts of dried herbs and tobacco leaf. Full-bodied, the palate is soft and refreshing, delivering impactful black fruit preserves flavors with a spicy lift on the finish.
The 2018 Lacoste-Borie was picked September 21 to October 5 at 44hl/ha. It has a pleasant bouquet of blackberry, iodine and violet aromas, perhaps needing just a little more delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a graphite-tinged entry. Supple and quite approachable, this is well-balanced with good acidity and some oakiness on the finish, though this is more likely due to racking several days previous to my visit. Fine, though it will hopefully flesh out a little by bottling time.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Lacoste-Borie opens with baked plums, stewed cherries, cassis and milk chocolate with earth and herbs. Medium to full-bodied, firm and chewy, it has a good fruit core and an herbal lift on the finish.