Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2019
IN BOND
Appellation - Pauillac
Owner - Francois-Xavier Borie
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Second wines – Lacoste-Borie
Annual production – 200,000 bottles
TASTING NOTES
"The 2019 Grand Puy Lacoste is deep purple in colour. Initially the bouquet is tight and so I left my sample for 15-20 minutes to open. It rewards patience with a beguiling mélange of pure blackberry, raspberry, crushed violet and pencil shavings, very focused and mineral-driven. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins. Compared to the robust, tannic GPL's of old, this is much more lithe and approachable, yet it still bears the DNA of this Pauillac estate. It might not possess the flair of other 2019 Left Banks, but that it is not what I seek from this estate. Classy and full of breeding - quintessential Pauillac. 2025-2060"
Score: 95/97 Neal Martin, vinous.com, June 2020
