2005 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:12 X 750ML Intense and mouthfilling with wonderful

Intense and mouthfilling with wonderful length

Palate: Complexity wrapped firmly in a honey blanket

this is like a tighter version of the 1996

with wide bricking on the rim and a mahogany core

driving finish in which a note of caramelized pear is interwoven with the flinty acidity

2005 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:12 X 750ML Intense and mouthfilling with wonderfulThe 2005 is taking its time to come around fully, and this will still improve over the next five to 10 years, but it is starting to live up to expectations. It is packed with truffles, tar, cigar box, soy, black tea, campfire smoke, and smoked earth. A classic Grand Puy Lacoste from an effortlessly balanced vintage. Harvest September 22 to October 5, 70% new oak. Drink 2022 2040, 97 100, Jane Anson, Decanter. com (March 2021)