Château GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE
5ème grand cru classé
- 2020
- 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 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 (November 2023): 97/100 “The vintage is consistent at a high level and the 2020 is superb: Pauillac classicism at its best. The palate is straightforward, with no frills, great definition and fruit carried by exemplary tannins. 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."
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée :
- 2028-2042
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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
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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%
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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
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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
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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
Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Grand Puy Lacoste, matured in around 70% new oak and bottled in June 2023, is about as classic a Bordeaux as you will find in contemporary Bordeaux, which is noit unexpected given the vintage and château in question. Black fruit, cedar and tobacco unfurl on the nose with pencil shavings coming through with time - it ismuch more open and expressive compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, one of the most saline vintages in recent year with a gentle build toward the finish. It's not a showstopper. It's not the apotheosis of GPL. But you'll finish the bottle and probably want another glass.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
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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
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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
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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%
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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%