Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste - Pauillac 2020 (750ml)
Price: $97.99
Producer | Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Subregion | Pauillac |
Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
Vintage | 2020 |
Sku | 5953 |
James Suckling: 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.
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.
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste fulfills its promise from barrel. It has a very sophisticated and complex bouquet with black fruit, pencil shavings, and light estuarine scents, beautifully defined and focused. The palate has real intensity and concentration, the precision belying a very intense GPL not unlike the 2016 with a persistent graphite-infused finish that is just pure finesse. Magnificent.
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.
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
Very densely tannic wine, the dry character of the wine a major element. This dryness gives the wine power, without the fruit at this stage. It does have the weight for the future.