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2022 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Cru Classé Pauillac
Tasted April 2023. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot. 14.2% abv. 75% new barrels. Fragrant, dried flowers, exotic spice with clove and incense. Elegant and fresh on the nose, with ripe fruit aromas. Sapid and lively on the palate, with stony notes, light graphite, ripe black fruit. Some crunchier red berries too, savoury-tinged and building to a refreshing finish.
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Size
- Case of 6 x 75cl0in basket
- This product is En Primeur and not available for delivery. Buy to cellar only.
Wine specification
- ProducerChâteau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
- ColourRed Wine
- SweetnessDry
- Region & CountryMédoc, Bordeaux, France
- ABV14.5%
- MaturityYoung 2027 – 2052
- StyleStill Wine
- ClassificationCru Classé (Medoc & Sauternes)
Product Description
Tasted April 2023. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot. 14.2% abv. 75% new barrels. Fragrant, dried flowers, exotic spice with clove and incense. Elegant and fresh on the nose, with ripe fruit aromas. Sapid and lively on the palate, with stony notes, light graphite, ripe black fruit. Some crunchier red berries too, savoury-tinged and building to a refreshing finish.
Critic Scores
96/100 – Jane Anson, janeanson.com
08/05/2023
Inky depths to the colour. Violet edging, bitter black chocolate and graphite, can feel the grain of the tannins, and the beautiful balance and juice to damson, cassis and plum puree fruits. Captures just the right amount of drama without sacrificing Pauillac character, this is a wine that is clearly going to age extremely well, with depth of flavour and rich tannic frame that shows how 2022 can succeed in the right hands. 75% new oak, 3.57ph. Harvest earliest ever, beginning on September 7 (2003 was September 15), 60% of production in the 1st wine, Eric Boissenot consultant. 38hl/h yield, a little over the Pauillac average.
95-97/100 – William Kelley, Wine Advocate , Issue #266
28/04/2023
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.
95-96/100 – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
19/04/2023
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.
92-94.5/100 – Antonio Galloni, vinous.com
01/04/2023
The 2022 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a very pretty wine. Forward and quite showy, the 2022 comes across as a wine that will drink well with minimal cellaring. Succulent dark cherry, plum, leather, incense and dried herbs are nicely delineated. There’s good complexity and depth, but it is the radiance of the year that is front and center. Hints of blood orange, pomegranate, spice and a pretty rose petal/violet note linger.