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  • Country ranking ?

    860
  • Producer ranking ?

    11
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

The name of Grand-Puy-Lacoste is one of the vineyards selected in 1855 by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce, to figure in its famous classification.

This classification only recognized the well established reputation of the properties it listed, and because the first half century before listing were not the best times at Grand-Puy-Lacoste, it “failed” to make a noteworthy impression in terms of prices and reputation, achieving only a lowly 5...

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Wine Information

1961 was to become the decade’s and one of the century’s most adored vintages of Bordeaux red wines

Despite a frost in March, the growing season started on time and well. The frost combined with weak pollination caused by poor weather reduced the crop volume significantly.  July’s rains gave way to drier weather in August, and September bathed Bordeaux in beautiful sunshine. The grapes were small, thick-skinned and extremely concentrated,...

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Vintage 1961

1961 - the greatest Bordeaux vintage of all time?

I am writing this during the primeur campaign and I notice that Bordeaux château owners and merchants have been exceptionally quiet this year. I've been following this part of the market remotely for almost 30 years now and have been told about a lot of the "vintages of the century". Once wines are bottled and sold or vice versa, as is the case in Bordeaux, these claims tend to be changed.

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Latest tasting notes

11 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Medium, Brick red and Dark

ending

Medium, Smooth and Gentle

flavors

Voluptuous, Waxy, Toasty, Smoky, Cedar and Floral

nose

Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Multi-dimensional, Well-structured, Developing, Medium-bodied, Elegant, Full, Vivid and Silky tannins

Veridict

Impressive and Excellent

Information

Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Extraordinary

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

1h
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