Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005
Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£1,545.00
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Arriving: Spring 2025
Case contains:
1 x 300 cl
2 x 150 cl
4 x 75 cl
| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.0% | Closure: |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2015 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
| Grapes: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot | |
Critic scores
96 RP, 97 NM, 97 JS, 97 DC
Critic reviews
"This estate's finest wine of the decade is the 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a fleshy, sumptuous wine evocative of cassis, sweet red berries and cigar box, framed by a touch of creamy new oak that integrates with opening. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with an enveloping core of fruit, rich tannins and a seamless but authoritative profile, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. Just entering early maturity, it will continue to develop for several decades."
William Kelley, December 2023, RobertParker.com
"Tasted single blind at Farr’s 2005 dinner in Hong Kong. Was I being mean when I garlanded Xavier Borie’s Pauillac with a paltry 97-points? This is an exceptional Pauillac: strict and correct on the nose with graphite, cedar and crushed stone, masculine and stoic but with the clarity of a First Growth. The palate has a beguiling sense of symmetry, lazer-like precision with touches of pencil-lead on the profound finish. I rest my case and given the price, unbeatable value. Tasted November 2011."
Neal Martin, January 2012, Vinous.com
"A fabulous GPL. Perhaps better than the legendary 1982? It shows laser-guide precision on the palate with aromas of currants, cedar, mint, flowers and chocolate. Full-bodied and extremely finely textured on the palate, lasting for minutes. A joy to drink now. Get some."
James Suckling, November 2015, JamesSuckling.com
William Kelley, December 2023, RobertParker.com
"Tasted single blind at Farr’s 2005 dinner in Hong Kong. Was I being mean when I garlanded Xavier Borie’s Pauillac with a paltry 97-points? This is an exceptional Pauillac: strict and correct on the nose with graphite, cedar and crushed stone, masculine and stoic but with the clarity of a First Growth. The palate has a beguiling sense of symmetry, lazer-like precision with touches of pencil-lead on the profound finish. I rest my case and given the price, unbeatable value. Tasted November 2011."
Neal Martin, January 2012, Vinous.com
"A fabulous GPL. Perhaps better than the legendary 1982? It shows laser-guide precision on the palate with aromas of currants, cedar, mint, flowers and chocolate. Full-bodied and extremely finely textured on the palate, lasting for minutes. A joy to drink now. Get some."
James Suckling, November 2015, JamesSuckling.com
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