Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Pauillac, Médoc, Left Bank, Bordeaux

A Pauillac great, the wines have a beautiful, deep colour, the aromas are very pure and complex, subtle and refined. Depending on the vintage, one's first impression may be of ripe fruit or flowers, often toasted notes, spice and vanilla. With time it develops a remark- ably full, rich character. AmongPauillac's wines, Grand-Puy-Lacoste is considered “a great classic”, capable of aligning its consistent character with the spirit of each vintage. The wines are the expression of their terroir, their climate and their grapes, but they also carry the mark of those who made it. So while showing theutmost respect for the gifts of nature, Château Grand-Puy-La-coste director François-Xavier Borie will proudly refer to Grand-Puy-Lacoste's “signature”, which is clearly evident in vertical tastings.

In the mouth one is struck by its elegant individuality from the very first impression through the last moments of a finish which affords continual andsubtly changing pleasure. The flavours support and amplify its aromatic sensations with a notably large range of fruit, particularly cassis which develops with age. The wines are well-built, with a powerful tannic structure which never loses its silky smoothness.

The fourth dimension of Grand-Puy-Lacoste is time. By nature, a wine for long ageing, it needs between eight and ten years to reveal its full potential,bringing power and harmony together. Each vintage fully develops after a period corresponding to its profile.