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Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 2016

Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends from Pauillac, Left Bank, Bordeaux, France
V 97
JS 97
DE 96
F 95
TWI 95
WA 94
13.5% ABV
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97 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "Inky red in colour, the fruits are concentrated and knitted down and need some coaxing out of the glass to really open up - make sure you carafe this even if leaving for another few years, and enthusiastically swirl to let that oxygen in. As it opens you start to appreciate just how great this wine is - so balanced, so Pauillac, feathered but rich tannins, zero dip through the mid palate, black truffle, graphite and pencil lead set against cassis cassis and a little more cassis. The tertiary flavours won't come in for at least another decade, because everything here is so concentrated. Everything that you love about Grand Puy Lacoste is right here in this glass, and a vintage that shows what truly ripe fruits brings to Cabernet Sauvignon. Harvest September 28 to October 13. 75% new oak. Alcohol 13.6%. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot. (9/29/21)"

97 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2016 Grand Puy-Lacoste has a clean, precise bouquet with nicely detailed blackberry, briar and tobacco aromas, touches of mint emerging with time, all utterly charming. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity, conveying a sense of symmetry throughout and leading into a deft, quite persistent finish. This is very classy, and it should age with style. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting. Drink: 2023-2055. (Aug 2020)"

97 points James Suckling: "A neoclassical edition of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, this has cedar, graphite, deeply integrated cedar and spicy-oak influence and a very fresh array of ripe blackberries, dark cherries and cassis. The palate is so seamless. It builds beautifully and delivers a long, seamless array of perfectly ripe dark fruit, swathed in fine, firm, ascending layers of tannins. As good as we have seen in recent vintages, this is a star of the vintage. Try from 2024. (12/3/19)"

96 points Jane Anson (Decanter): "This has a punch of mouthfilling dark cassis fruits and lots of complex tobacco, liquorice and truffle. Layer upon layer of flavour is joined by tight tannins, but with air and life in between. It's young and well balanced, easily equal to the power of a Lynch Bages or a Pichon Baron. I loved it en primeur and love it again here. Consultant is Eric Boissenot, technical director is Christel Spinner. Drinking Window: 2024-2038. (Oct 2018)"

95 points Peter Moser (Falstaff): "Deep, dark ruby with an opaque core, brightening at the rim. Blackberries and cassis are underlaid with oak notes, a hint of spice, and orange zest. Full-bodied and finely-meshed, with pronounced dark berry fruit and well-embedded, ripe tannins. Mineral and persistent. Certain ageing potential. (5/24/17)"

95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "The 2016 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is deep garnet-purple in color. It springs with vibrant notes of crushed blackcurrants and juicy blackberries, plus suggestions of unsmoked cigars, lilacs, and dusty soil. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound with black fruit and earthy layers, supported by firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long. Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2022-2047. (9/21/22)"

94+ points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "The deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Grand-Puy-Lacoste gives up pure kirsch and red and black currants with violets and baking spices. Medium-bodied, firm and grainy, it's very expressive with good concentration and length. Drink: 2021-2039. (Nov 2018)"

94 points Wine Spectator: "A lively style, with lots of briar and tobacco notes out front, backed by punchy plum and black currant paste flavors. Has a shot of sweet tobacco lining the finish, with echoes of savory and hints of iron giving this range and length. Best from 2023 through 2038. (3/31/19)"
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97 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "Inky red in colour, the fruits are concentrated and knitted down and need some coaxing out of the glass to really open up - make sure you carafe this even if leaving for another few years, and enthusiastically swirl to let that oxygen in. As it opens you start to appreciate just how great this wine is - so balanced, so Pauillac, feathered but rich tannins, zero dip through the mid palate, black truffle, graphite and pencil lead set against cassis cassis and a little more cassis. The tertiary flavours won't come in for at least another decade, because everything here is so concentrated. Everything that you love about Grand Puy Lacoste is right here in this glass, and a vintage that shows what truly ripe fruits brings to Cabernet Sauvignon. Harvest September 28 to October 13. 75% new oak. Alcohol 13.6%. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot. (9/29/21)"

97 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2016 Grand Puy-Lacoste has a clean, precise bouquet with nicely detailed blackberry, briar and tobacco aromas, touches of mint emerging with time, all utterly charming. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity, conveying a sense of symmetry throughout and leading into a deft, quite persistent finish. This is very classy, and it should age with style. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting. Drink: 2023-2055. (Aug 2020)"

97 points James Suckling: "A neoclassical edition of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, this has cedar, graphite, deeply integrated cedar and spicy-oak influence and a very fresh array of ripe blackberries, dark cherries and cassis. The palate is so seamless. It builds beautifully and delivers a long, seamless array of perfectly ripe dark fruit, swathed in fine, firm, ascending layers of tannins. As good as we have seen in recent vintages, this is a star of the vintage. Try from 2024. (12/3/19)"

96 points Jane Anson (Decanter): "This has a punch of mouthfilling dark cassis fruits and lots of complex tobacco, liquorice and truffle. Layer upon layer of flavour is joined by tight tannins, but with air and life in between. It's young and well balanced, easily equal to the power of a Lynch Bages or a Pichon Baron. I loved it en primeur and love it again here. Consultant is Eric Boissenot, technical director is Christel Spinner. Drinking Window: 2024-2038. (Oct 2018)"

95 points Peter Moser (Falstaff): "Deep, dark ruby with an opaque core, brightening at the rim. Blackberries and cassis are underlaid with oak notes, a hint of spice, and orange zest. Full-bodied and finely-meshed, with pronounced dark berry fruit and well-embedded, ripe tannins. Mineral and persistent. Certain ageing potential. (5/24/17)"

95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "The 2016 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is deep garnet-purple in color. It springs with vibrant notes of crushed blackcurrants and juicy blackberries, plus suggestions of unsmoked cigars, lilacs, and dusty soil. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound with black fruit and earthy layers, supported by firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long. Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2022-2047. (9/21/22)"

94+ points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "The deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Grand-Puy-Lacoste gives up pure kirsch and red and black currants with violets and baking spices. Medium-bodied, firm and grainy, it's very expressive with good concentration and length. Drink: 2021-2039. (Nov 2018)"

94 points Wine Spectator: "A lively style, with lots of briar and tobacco notes out front, backed by punchy plum and black currant paste flavors. Has a shot of sweet tobacco lining the finish, with echoes of savory and hints of iron giving this range and length. Best from 2023 through 2038. (3/31/19)"
Product SKU 337625
Producer Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Country France
Region Bordeaux
SubRegion Left Bank
Appellation Pauillac
Varietal Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends
Vintage 2016
Size 750ml
Color Red
Blend 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot
ABV 13.5%
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