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    705
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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95-98 WINESPECTATOR: "This captures the style of the vintage to a T, with vividly ripe cassis and plum fruit, carried by solidly built but fine-grained structure. Lots of graphite and tobacco accents hang in the background for now. A firmly grounded wine.—J.M."

95 DECANTER: "Another success from Grand-Puy-Lacoste – it’s bright and full of juice, prioritising vibrancy over power. As such, it has a touch less Pauillac typicity than in the abs...

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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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Vintage 2018

Report and recommendations for the 2018 Bordeaux vintage

by Andrew Caillard MW

2018 is an exceptional year. Bordeaux whites and Sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective, the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub-regions produced examples of very good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally, the largest estates have made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major...

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Tasted in April 2019. Close neighbor to Lynch Bages and my tasting notes are here similar to Lynch Bages. Excellent effort.

  • 94p

Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, spices, ripe, rich, blueberries, detailed, intense, long. Playful and layered. A Beautiful GPL. 94-96

  • 95p

Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black core. Intense fruit with great elegance and persistence, dark berries, hints of red berries and stone fruit aroma. Slightly flowery notes in the background. On the palate well balanced with great elegance and persistence, fine fruit, freshness and ripe tannins. A wonderful wine in a classic style.

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Pauillac, Bordeaux

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93-96 ANTONIO GALLONI: "A wine of precision, energy and nuance, the 2018 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous. Freshly cut flowers, mint and sweet red berry fruit grace this exquisite, nuanced Pauillac. Medium in body, understated and classy, Grand-Puy-Lacoste is one of the highlights of the year. In a word: impeccable. The 2018 is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot from yields of 40 hectoliters per hectare."

93-95 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Showing a beautiful depth in the color, the array of flowers, tobacco leaf, cedar, spice, cigar box and crème de cassis hits the right spot. Full-bodied, dense, tannic, and piquant, this is a perfect amount of crunch and firmness complimenting the juicy Cabernet from start to finish. This is quite classic and firm in style, so be prepared to allow this gem at least 10-12 years or more before opening. The wine is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot and the harvest took place September 21 to October 5."

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