CHATEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE 5eme Grand Cru Classe Pauillac 2022 Bottle

Description

The 2022 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a brilliant wine that captures the essence of classic Bordeaux, earning impressive accolades of 95-97 points from The Wine Advocate and 96 points from Decanter. This blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot presents captivating aromas of dark berries, violets, and pencil shavings. Decanter praises its vibrant purple colour and complex bouquet of black bramble fruits, cinnamon, dark chocolate, and liquorice, highlighting its generous yet sleek character. James Suckling awarded it 95-96 points, noting its rich palate of blackberries and chocolate, underpinned by fine tannins and a muscular finish. With aging potential from 2027 to 2050, this wine promises elegance, structure, and exceptional drinking pleasure, showcasing both power and finesse, an outstanding addition to any cellar.

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THE WINE ADVOCATE (95 - 97) points
A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, the 2022 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a brilliant classic in the making, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, violets and pencil shavings, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated palate that exhibits beautiful structural refinement and purity of fruit. Classy and integrated, it is somewhat reminiscent of a modern-day and less forbiddingly structured version of this estate's brilliant 1982

DECANTER 96 points
Drinking Window: 2027 - 2050 - Gorgeous vibrant purple colour in the glass, deep and darkly scented, black bramble fruits, flowers, cinnamon, dark chocolate and liquorice. Firm and forward, this is generous but sleek, so you get power and concentration but also juicy liveliness, great tension and energy. I really do like the ease of this, it's not trying too hard but delivered with poise, punch and purity. An excellent wine that really over delivers - so well presented, detailed, finessed and refined but still with the strength coming at the end in the wave of liquorice, dark chocolate and wet stone terroir markers. A brilliant wine with potential to deliver such excellent drinking pleasure. I love it. 3.57pH. A yield of 38hl/ha. 60% grand vin, 40% second wine. Eric Boissenot consultant. Harvest 7-23 September. Yield of 38hl/ha. Ageing in French oak, 75% new. - Georgina Hindle Apr 23

JAMES SUCKLING 95-96 points
13 Apr, 2023 – A very structured and rich red with black berry and chocolate. Full-bodied with a solid core of fine tannins and a fresh and muscular finish. Dusty texture. Yet it remains bright and vivid. 3.55 pH. 79% cabernet sauvignon, 21% merlot.