Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 2009
0,75 l, a Bordeaux Blend Dry Red Table wine from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. alcohol content: 13,5%. grape variety: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot
Alkoholgrad: 13,5% vol.
Allergene: Sulfite, Spuren von Eiweiß
Abfüller/Erzeuger: Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste, BP 82, 33250 Pauillac, Frankreich
Performing better from bottle than it did from cask (and comparable to their wines 2005, 2000, 1990 and 1982), this is a great classic from Xavier Borie’s estate situated on the back roads west of the town of Pauillac. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by hints of spring flowers, crushed rocks, black currants, cedar and earth/underbrush. Precise and elegant as well as backward and foreboding, it should put on weight in the bottle and evolve for two decades. Very concentrated as well as velvety-textured, it is a beauty of finesse, balance, purity and nobility. It will benefit from 5-7 more years of bottle age.