| Bottle Size | 75cl |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Varietal | Pauillac |
2005 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon blend
$851.34 Inc.VAT (XCD)
SKU: 4-079-FF
Red Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon blend
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
- The 2005 is taking its time to come around fully, and this will still improve over the next five to 10 years, but it is starting to live up to expectations. It is packed with truffles, tar, cigar box, soy, black tea, campfire smoke, and smoked earth. A classic Grand-Puy-Lacoste from an effortlessly balanced vintage. Harvest September 22 to October 5, 70% new oak.
Drink 2022 – 2040
Jane Anson, Decanter.com (March 2021)
CRITICS REVIEWS:
Wine Advocate. (97/100)
- The Château Grand Puy Lacoste 2005 has a brilliant, classic pencil-lead nose that is Pauillac through and through. There is no messin’ about here. The palate is very well-defined, with excellent acidity, great depth of black fruit and an astonishingly precise finish that just takes your breath away. Is it the best 2005 of the vintage? Not quite, but it belongs in the top tier. Factor in value for money; I would be happy sitting on a big pile of this in my cellar to drink over the rest of my lifetime and the afterlife, if that exists, too.
Drink 2020 – 2060
Neil Martin, Wine Advocate (February 2015).
James Suckling (97/100).
- A fabulous GPL. Perhaps better than the legendary 1982? It shows laser-guide precision on the palate with currants, cedar, mint, flowers and chocolate aromas. Full-bodied and extremely finely textured on the palate, lasting for minutes. A joy to drink now. Get some.
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (November 2015).
Robert Parker (95/100)
- The brilliant 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste exhibits classic Pauillac aromas, creme de cassis flavours, and stony/floral notes. Proprietor Xavier Borie has created a wine that should rival the brilliant 1982, 1990, 1996, and 2000. Full-bodied with sweet tannin and superb length (a 40+ second finish), the purity of this beauty’s black currant fruit is something to behold.
Anticipated maturity: 2013 – 2030
Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate (April 2008)
Robert Parker (95/100)
- The brilliant 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste exhibits classic Pauillac aromas, creme de cassis flavours, and stony/floral notes. Proprietor Xavier Borie has created a wine that should rival the brilliant 1982, 1990, 1996, and 2000. Full-bodied with sweet tannin and superb length (a 40+ second finish), the purity of this beauty’s black currant fruit is something to behold.
Anticipated maturity: 2013 – 2030
Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate (April 2008)
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