Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste - Pauillac 2020 (750ml)
Price: $105.00
# 18 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023
| Producer | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005728 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 96-97 Points
This full-bodied red builds on the palate in a fantastic way with tight compact tannins that grow and grow on the finish. Plenty of blackcurrant and graphite character and a flavorful finish. Same level as the excellent 2016.
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste fulfils its promise from barrel. It has a very sophisticated and complex bouquet with black fruit pencil shavings and light estuarine scents beautifully defined and
Vinous Media: 96 Points
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Wine Spectator: 96 Points
A tightly coiled Pauillac with a blitz of iron and savory notes wrapped around a core of cassis damson plum and black cherry. Sleek and tightly focused with the iron note leaving a mouthwatering echo. Plenty tight through the finish so patience is required. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2028 through 2042. 10000 cases made.
Decanter: 96 Points
Jeb Dunnuck: 92-95 Points
The 2020 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a more fleshy textured Pauillac that still plays in the concentrated focused structured style of the vintage. Ripe black cherries currants toasty oak chocolate and tobacco leaf notes give way to a medium to full-bodied richly textured 2020 that has velvety tannins good mid-palate depth and a great finish. Do your best to hide bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 20-25 years or so.
Wine Advocate: 94+ Points
The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is excellent offering up aromas of cassis and plums mingled with pencil shavings violets and loamy soil framed by a touch of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied pure and fleshy with lively acids powdery tannins and good depth at the core its supple charming style belies considerable aging potential. It's a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot.
The Wine Independent: 93 Points
The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a deep garnet-purple color. It bounds from the glass with eager-to-please notes of crushed black plums wild blueberries and warm cassis plus touches of violets licorice and wild sage. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant with crunchy black fruits and a grainy texture finishing on a mineral note.
