2020 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Grand Cru Classé Magnum

Grand-Puy-Lacoste is located in the terroir of Pauillac, one of the six communal appellations of the Médoc along the left bank of the Gironde. The Pauillac appellation is limited to the municipal district of 2,274 hectares. It has 18 properties classified in 1855 (around 85% of the total production of the appellation). The commune is separated from Saint-Estèphe to the north by the marshy area of Breuil and from Saint-Julien to the south by the hollow formed by the stream Juillac. The plateau of Grand-Puy lies to the west of the village, above the hamlet of Bages. This spur of the terrain (called a "puy" in the old local dialect) The blend of Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2020 is again largely Cabernet Sauvignon (76%), and is without a doubt the grape that can express the unique terroir of Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste. The wine is deep reddish purple, intense and bright. The bouquet is full of notes of ripe black fruit, violets and spices. Complemented by an attractive mineral freshness. On the palate, the Grand-Puy-Lacoste is clean, balanced with persistent fruit aromas, carried by its ripeness and rounded tannins. The wine combines charm, elegance and freshness, with a long clean finish and pronounced aromas. Neal Martin from Vinous ends his review of the 2020 vintage (96/100) with " ..........Magnificent " This is a 1.5 liter magnum. Even tastier and has an even longer drinking window . FACT: Under the tab: Attachment you will find the official factsheet and we will send it to you digitally when you order this wine. Also worth mentioning that we buy the (Bordeaux) wines directly and never through intermediaries because then we do not know which journeys the wine has made and how it has been treated. The wines come from the cellars of the Chateau directly to our conditioned Warehouse in Dordrecht where all our wines are stored