Grand Puy Lacoste - Pauillac (Futures Estimated Arrival Fall 2025) 2022 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $85.00
| Producer | Grand Puy Lacoste |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 5981 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 96-98 Points
?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.?
Decanter: 96 Points
?Deep vibrant nose aromatic and scented with floral notes and soft hints of liquorice earth blackcurrants black cherries and herbal-edged raspberries. Succulent and sharp zingy and tangy straight away. Lovely purity and focus smooth but fine-grained tannins make the impact and give th
Jane Anson: 96 Points
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.
Wine Advocate: 95-97 Points
?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.?
James Suckling: 95-96 Points
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.
The Wine Independent: 93-95 Points
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.
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