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2008 CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac

2008 CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac

Grapes: Origin: France, Bordeaux
Lea & Sandeman review
A stricter, more severe and grown-up style than its stablemate Haut Batailley, but very classy. Classic cassis and coal-black minerals, silky, ripe and round, very fine well-rounded tannins.   92/100

Other reviews and comments
Not a blockbuster such as the 2005 or 2000, the 2008 Grand Puy Lacoste is an elegant, deep ruby/purple-tinged, pretty Pauillac offering plenty of red and black currant fruit interwoven with touches of spice box and tobacco leaf characteristics. Fresh acidity, medium body, and a pleasant, long finish with excellent depth as well as ripeness suggest it will be a delicate, finesse styled offering to enjoy over the next 10-15 years.   89 - 91+
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
(69% cabernet sauvignon, 28% merlot and 3% cabernet franc) Medium-deep red. Inviting, deep aromas of blackcurrant and ripe plum, with a hint of licorice. Very appealing sweet black and red fruit flavors on the palate; shows a stiffer tannic spine than Haut Batailley from the same owner, but the tannins are also smoother and riper. Finishes pleasantly long, with an obvious cinnamon touch and very good balance. Another wine that may have been more successful in '08 than in either '06 or '07.   89-92/100
Ian d'Agata - Stephen Tanzer website
Dense red, fine concentration of berry fruits on the nose and palate, purity and length, still rather reserved. Drink 2015-22.   17****
www.decanter.com
This has a lovely, far more expressive nose than I expected with black cherries, a touch of iodine and violets (redolent of the superlative 2006) with superb definition. Just a faint hint of oyster shells. The palate is full-bodied, fully ripe tannins, a little more rounded than usual but superb depth, a wine that really caresses the palate. Blackberry, a touch of briary and cedar with a dash of vanillary new oak towards the finish. Superb length. Up there with Pichon Lalande. This is a more feminine GPL compared to other vintages, but one imbued with great breeding. Excellent.   92-94/100
Neal Martin's Wine Journal, erobertparker.com
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Château Grand Puy Lacoste