LACOSTE BORIE
Second wine from Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

The 2021 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - April 2024): 90/100 “Lacoste-Borie 2021 is a very pretty second wine. Crushed rose petal, mint, blood orange and white pepper add a lovely aromatic presence to this silky, racy Pauillac. The balance here favors sobriety and freshness, in the manner of a Pinot”.

The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2021): 95/100 “We rediscover the suavity and seduction that are the hallmarks of the estate's wines. Admirable quality of fine-grained, silky tannins.”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 96/100 "The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste, observed out of barrel, offers a more sensual and generous bouquet than previous vintages, with blackberry, bilberry and cedar scents emerging from the glass with a hint of pencil box underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, showing more stucture than it did from barrel, which is precisely what you want from thi Pauillac estate. Tobacco and graphite notes towards the finish linger beautifully in classical style. This is a very impressive wine that will mature with panache and stature."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Dark, intense, purple and lively colour. Intense, fine, subtle, fruity nose with a toasty woody background. The palate is juicy and full-bodied. After the mid-palate, the wine gains great depth and shines through with its regal flavour, all in great delicacy.It reminded me of the 1982!"

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 95/100 “We salute the regularity of the vintage and its very classic style, without austerity. This 2021 is no exception, delivering a racy bouquet with notes of fruit, cedar and flowers. The palate is straightforward, seductive and greedy on the finish. A great success."

J.M Quarin (February 2024): 94/100

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Grand Puy Lacoste, matured in around 70% new oak and bottled in June 2023, is about as classic a Bordeaux as you will find in contemporary Bordeaux, which is noit unexpected given the vintage and château in question. Black fruit, cedar and tobacco unfurl on the nose with pencil shavings coming through with time - it ismuch more open and expressive compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, one of the most saline vintages in recent year with a gentle build toward the finish. It's not a showstopper. It's not the apotheosis of GPL. But you'll finish the bottle and probably want another glass.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 97/100 “The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a wonderful, "cool" bouquet with refined, graphite-infused black fruit that simply oozes class. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit and wonderful symmetry, fresh and tensile with a persistent, tobacco-tinged finish that could only come from Pauillac. Wonderful.”

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2023): 97/100 “The vintage is consistent at a high level and the 2020 is superb: Pauillac classicism at its best. The palate is straightforward, with no frills, great definition and fruit carried by exemplary tannins. Everything is in place to give birth to a great bottle in ten years' time".

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (Antonio Galloni - March 2021): 96/100 “The 2018 Grand Puy-Lacoste is fabulous, just as it was from barrel. Strong Cabernet inflections soar out of the glass, griving the wine a compelling aromatic profile laced with the essence of graphite, dried herbs, menthol and dark fruit. One of the most classic (for lack of a better word) wines in the Left Bank in 2018, Grand Puy-Lacoste is super-impressive right out of the gate. Grand Puy-Lacoste is ultimately a wine of tremendous class that remains restrained and aristocratic in breeding. Don't miss it.”

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 97/100 "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."