2006 Ch Grand Puy Lacoste 5ème Cru Pauillac - 12x75cl
06A6GPLA _ 2006 - Ch Grand Puy Lacoste 5ème Cru Pauillac - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2020 - 2038
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now

2006 - Ch Grand Puy Lacoste 5ème Cru Pauillac - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2020 - 2038
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £710.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £59.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £560.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, May 2007, Score: 92-95

    Young and brooding, this 2006 was impressive with an intense fruit core and notable structure. Xavier compares it to his 2000 and 2001 in terms of style. More press wine than usual was added (11%) contributing to its slightly burly, vin de garde structure. Yet, it still retains fantastic balance and style. Should age beautifully.

  • Neal Martin, May 2016, Score: 94/100

    Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. I raved about the 2006 Château Grand Puy-Lacoste when I tasted it from barrel ten years ago. It has evolved a really quite beautiful, very classic Pauillac bouquet with vivacious blackberry, raspberry and wild mint aromas that deftly absorb the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, perhaps a more forward "GPL" than other vintages, but there is genuine fineness to the tannin and that backward finish has great precision. There is the substance to suggest that it will be a long-term Left Bank and you could probably broach it after another 3-4 years. Tasted January 2016. Neal Martin Score 94/100 Drink Dates 2019-2038

  • Robert Parker, February 2009, Score: 92

    While not at the level of the phenomenal 2005, Grand-Puy-Lacoste has produced another classic wine with the creme de cassis fruit that I often find in both Mouton Rothschild and Pontet-Canet, yet both of those vineyards are closer to the Gironde River. This wine has a pure personality, with the aforementioned classic creme de cassis notes, medium to full body, beautiful density, purity, texture, and length. If anything, this recalls a hypothetical blend of their brilliant 1995 and 1996. Tannins are elevated, so patience will be required. This was Xavier Borie's first vintage inhis new state-of-the-art winemaking facility.

  • Robert Parker, May 2007, Score: 90-92

    While not at the level of this estate's blockbuster 2005, the 2006 exhibits a deep purple color aswell as classic aromas of cassis and blueberries, ripe tannin, medium body, a distinctive minerality, and a long finish. It recalls the brilliant 1995 and 1996 made here. Fashioned from yields of 47 hectoliters per hectare, the final blend is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc.

  • Jancis Robinson, May 2007, Score: 18

    Picking began relatively early, on 21 September. The terroir is warm and tends to ripen early. Xavier Borie likens it to 2000 and 2001. This is the final assemblage. They chose to include more press wine (11%) rather than to work too much on extraction, retaining the wine's freshness.No darker than Haut-Batailley. Thick and opulent on the nose. Very sweet and engaging, with lots of fine tannins something reminiscent of port about this! The tannins are not at all green very mouth-cleaning, This wine rinses the mouth. Really complete. Very gentle extraction. Much rounder tannins than most other similar wines. Totally charming. Not big but great balance and vivacity, Bravo!

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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