| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pauillac |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
Soft and silky second wine of Grand Puy Lacost. Medium to full body, juicy fruit and a velvety tannic finish.
Tasted blind. Mid ruby. Spicy, fairly attractive nose. But pretty simple on the palate. Merlot sweepings? Inky finish.
Drink 2023-2030
The nose has a fleshy richness the palate depth of fruit ripe cassis in the middle. Fine tannins add to the suppleness the back palate has richness and depth but there is freshness a lighter fragrant feel to the finish.
The second wine of Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a wine for claret drinkers rather than points
junkies. Typically floral and refined, with very gentle oaking, it’s a more serious wine than it
seems at first, showing supporting tannins, a twist of vanilla spice and refreshing acidity.
Drink: 2020-25
Typically spot on, superbly accurate and perfectly balanced, this is a charming Lacoste-Borie and there is plenty of
tension on the finish with fine-grained tannins and crunchy acidity to balance the fabulous, ebullient nose and palate. It
will drink early giving a glimpse of the Grand-Puy-Lacoste theme tune, but played softly and gently to woo your senses.
This is such a delicious creation in the first instance that you forget it is a second wine.
The 2015 Lacoste-Borie is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. It has a slightly muted bouquet, tobacco-tinged black fruit that gently opens in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, foursquare in the mouth with that tobacco theme continuing. Linear, a little aloof at the moment, I would hope that more flesh can come through towards the spicy finish that cuts away a little swiftly. Drink 2020-2035
Dark crimson. Racy, not concentrated but lots of drive. Quite early maturing. Sandpaper end.
Drink 2023-2031
