Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2012

Description

The 2012 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has an impressive cassis-tinged bouquet with fresh tobacco and graphite infused black fruit that are very well focused and neatly integrated with the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, a keen thread of acidity, finely proportioned with a vibrant graphite-infused finish. One of the standout Left Bank wines of the vintage. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting. Drinking window: 2023-2040. Score - 94. (Neal Martin, vinous.com, Sept. 2022)

Tasting Notes

Well-built, with a charcoal frame that melds nicely with steeped currant, blackberry paste and dark plum fruit flavors. The long finish is riveted to a graphite underpinning. Remarkably dense, but without the austere twinge of the vintage. Best from 2018 through 2030. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. Score - 93. (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, March 31, 2015)

Tags

Bordeaux, Bordeaux Red, Medium-bodied & Fruity, Red Wine, Wine, XD - Extra Dry