Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 2020

Château Grand Puy Lacoste 5th Growth Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2020 

Grapes: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon & 24% Merlot, 55ha vineyard on deep gravel soil, 38 year average vine age, hand picked, 16-18 months' ageing in French oak (75% new)

Producer Tasting Note:

Our wine is a deep reddish purple, intense and bright. The bouquet is of ripe black fruit, violets and spices. Complemented by an attractive mineral freshness. On the palate the first impression is of clean, balanced and persistent fruit, carried by its ripe and rounded tannins. The wine is finely knit, combining charm, elegance and freshness, with a long pure finish and pronounced aromatics. Yet again, this fine vintage with its richness and complexity displays the impressive terroir of Grand Puy Lacoste. This can certainly be numbered among the great successes of the property.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is excellent, offering up aromas of cassis and plums mingled with pencil shavings, violets and loamy soil framed by a touch of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, pure and fleshy, with lively acids, powdery tannins and good depth at the core, its supple, charming style belies considerable aging potential."

94+/100 points, William Kelley, WINE ADVOCATE

"Cassis, cigar box, dried flowers, spice, herbs and blackberries crowd into the perfume. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, concentrated and rich. There is a lushness to the fruits, along with a softness and polish to tannins that is perfect for the wine and the vintage. Length, purity, complexity and a seemingly, endless, creamy finish caps everything off. This is the finest vintage ever produced at Grand Puy Lacoste. Fans of the estate, and Pauillac should be all over this wine."

97/100 points, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, March 2023