2022 Ch Grand Puy Lacoste 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl
06C2GPLA6PK _ 2022 - Ch Grand Puy Lacoste 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2029 - 2047
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur

2022 - Ch Grand Puy Lacoste 5ème Cru Pauillac - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2029 - 2047
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur
Case price: £358.00 In Bond
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  • Neal Martin, April 2023, Score: 96-98

    The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste was picked from 7 to 23 September and contains more Merlot due to the high quality of the fruit, matured in 75% new oak. There is 14.2% alcohol. Therefore, this lends this GPL a little more precocity and sensuality compared to other vintages, not cut from the same "classical" cloth as, say, the 2019 or 2020. Underlying this velvety veneer are enticing traits of freshly-rolled tobacco and undergrowth. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-sculpted tannins. Silky smooth in texture, so much so that it belies that backbone underneath. There is a peacock's tail of mineral-rich, quite peppery black fruit on the finish, completing a Pauillac endowed with huge potential. Drink 2030-2065

  • Wine Advocate, April 2023, Score: 95-97

    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.

  • Decanter, April 2023, Score: 96

    Gorgeous vibrant purple colour in the glass, deep and darkly scented, black bramble fruits, flowers, cinnamon, dark chocolate and liquorice. Firm and forward, this is generous but sleek, so you get power and concentration but also juicy liveliness, great tension and energy. I really do like the ease of this, it's not trying too hard but delivered with poise, punch and purity. An excellent wine that really over delivers - so well presented, detailed, finessed and refined but still with the strength coming at the end in the wave of liquorice, dark chocolate and wet stone terroir markers. A brilliant wine with potential to deliver such excellent drinking pleasure. I love it. 3.57pH. A yield of 38hl/ha. 60% grand vin, 40% second wine. Eric Boissenot consultant. Harvest 7-23 September. Yield of 38hl/ha. Ageing in French oak, 75% new.

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2023, Score: 92-94+

    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. Drink 2030-2052.

  • Goedhuis, May 2023, Score: 95-97

    François-Xavier Borie and his children have continued their fine run of vintages by yet again producing a must-have wine in 2022. This is delectable! The prominence of high-class Cabernet Sauvignon (79%) shows off the estate’s Pauillac verve and vigour. Pure cassis, dark olive and Morello cherry. The flavours of mocha and spice give joy and pleasure. Free flowing, with finely integrated powdery tannins, this has an easy relaxed nature to it showing no signs of vine stress in the drier summer period. Everything we seek from this great estate and appellation.

  • James Suckling, April 2023, Score: 95-96

    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.

  • Jane Anson, April 2023, Score: 96

    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.

  • LPB, April 2023, Score: 93-95

    The 2022 Grand-Puy-Lacoste, 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, is deep garnet-purple in color. Warm cassis, black cherry preserves, and kirsch aromas leap from the glass, followed by touches of chocolate mint, cedar, and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate features fine-grained tannins and bold freshness to support the tight-knit red and black berry layers, finishing long and lifted. This is wonderfully energetic! pH 3.57.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2023, Score: 18.5+

    This is a classically dimensioned GPL with fine bone structure and lovely grace. The vintage conditions seem not to have affected this property like they did others, and there is a lovely, mouthwatering, saline hint under the luxurious blackcurrant fruit that brings freshness and lift on the finish. The shape and delivery of the beautiful flavours found here are also classical, linear and honed, and there is none of the excess showiness or exuberance that I have seen on both sides of the Gironde. Knowing that GPL remains honed, direct and dependable is life-affirming, and fans can indeed breathe a sigh of relief. This will be a long-lived vintage, not least because the calibre of the tannins here is tremendous. The density/delicacy ratio is captivating, and there is no need to rush to open and bottle because this unhurried wine is confident, lip-smacking and cut from imperial Pauillac cloth.

Producer

Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Grand Puy Lacoste sits on top of one of the steepest slopes in Pauillac, a whole 16 metres above the main flatlands! Hardly Himalayan, but the extra 16 metres of pebble-enriched soil results inparticularly excellent drainage. François-Xavier Borie is at the helm of this very impressive château which was purchased in 1978 from Monsieur Dupin.

Region

Pauillac

Due south of St Estèphe lies the appellation of Pauillac, the king of Left Bank communes. It is home to three first growths as well as a plethora of other classified growths. Pauillac's renowned well-draining, gravelly soils enable its dominant grape Cabernet Sauvignon to reach fantastic heights of complexity and concentration. As a result, Pauilac's wines tend to be full-bodied with compact tannins and good freshness. Its aromatics are often what one associates with classic Bordeaux: pencil shavings, black currant and occasional mint. Some of the most famous châteaux of the commune are Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande and Lynch Bages.

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