Château GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE
5ème grand cru classé
- 2018
- Pauillac
Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the finest of Pauillac's 5th classified growths, held with competence and care by Mr. François-Xavier Borie and his children. The latest vintages show even greater aromatic precision and tannin nobility, especially the superb 2020 vintage.
The 2018 vintage in the press:
Vinous (Antonio Galloni - March 2021): 96/100 “The 2018 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is very impressive from the outset. It is ultimately a wine of extraordinary class that remains sober and aristocratic in its ageing. Not to be missed.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée :
- 2029-2048
From the same producer
-
Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - April 2024): 90/100 “Lacoste-Borie 2021 is a very pretty second wine. Crushed rose petal, mint, blood orange and white pepper add a lovely aromatic presence to this silky, racy Pauillac. The balance here favors sobriety and freshness, in the manner of a Pinot”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2035
-
Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
The 2018 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2021): 95/100 “We rediscover the suavity and seduction that are the hallmarks of the estate's wines. Admirable quality of fine-grained, silky tannins.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
-
Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2028
-
Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2028
-
Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the finest of Pauillac's 5th classified growths, held with competence and care by Mr. François-Xavier Borie and his children. The latest vintages show even greater aromatic precision and tannin nobility, especially the superb 2020 vintage.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 95/100 “We salute the regularity of the vintage and its very classic style, without austerity. This 2021 is no exception, delivering a racy bouquet with notes of fruit, cedar and flowers. The palate is straightforward, seductive and greedy on the finish. A great success."
J.M Quarin (February 2024): 94/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
-
Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the finest of Pauillac's 5th classified growths, held with competence and care by Mr. François-Xavier Borie and his children. The latest vintages show even greater aromatic precision and tannin nobility, especially the superb 2020 vintage.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 97/100 “The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a wonderful, "cool" bouquet with refined, graphite-infused black fruit that simply oozes class. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit and wonderful symmetry, fresh and tensile with a persistent, tobacco-tinged finish that could only come from Pauillac. Wonderful.”
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 97/100 “The 2020 is superb, in the classic Pauillac style, in the best sense of the word. [...] Everything is in place to give birth to a great bottle in ten years' time.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2023): 96/100 “The Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2020 is as captivating in bottle as it is in barrel. Deeply rich and explosive, Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2020 possesses extraordinary energy and nuance from the start. Bright acidity pierces a core of ripe red plum, blood orange, cedar and pipe tobacco. The 2020 is a true marvel."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2042
-
Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the finest of Pauillac's 5th classified growths, held with competence and care by Mr. François-Xavier Borie and his children. The latest vintages show even greater aromatic precision and tannin nobility, especially the superb 2020 vintage.
The 2018 vintage in the press:
Vinous (Antonio Galloni - March 2021): 96/100 “The 2018 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is very impressive from the outset. It is ultimately a wine of extraordinary class that remains sober and aristocratic in its ageing. Not to be missed.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2029-2048
-
Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the finest of Pauillac's 5th classified growths, held with competence and care by Mr. François-Xavier Borie and his children. The latest vintages show even greater aromatic precision and tannin nobility, especially the superb 2020 vintage.
The 2017 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (October 2020): 95/100 “Caressing from the mouth entry, then mellow and melting in the middle, the wine develops very fragrant, on a slippery touch, towards a long, complex and noble finish. It's delicious and unputdownable”.
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 93/100 “This is classic "GPL". The palate is very well balanced with brine-tinged black fruit and a fine bead of acidity. It is beautifully focused with a refined, lightly spiced finish. You have to give this wine time in the glass because it really starts to "flow" after 5-10 minutes. Excellent.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
-
Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the finest of Pauillac's 5th classified growths, held with competence and care by Mr. François-Xavier Borie and his children. The latest vintages show even greater aromatic precision and tannin nobility, especially the superb 2020 vintage.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2037
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%