
1995 CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac
Bordeaux France
13%
Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Significantly softer than 1998, beautifully graceful, with whisps of campfire smoke and autumnal hedgerow blackberry puree, held in place by barely there tannins. A warm vintage and you see the generosity. It is absolute...(read more)
Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com
2000 CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac
Left Bank Bordeaux France
Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
The 2000 Grand Puy Lacoste is even better than such recent vintages as 2005 and 2009. A broad, classic, large-scaled effort, it boasts a deep blue/purple color as well as tell-tale notes of creme de cassis, subtle smoke,...(read more)
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com