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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2023 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is powerful, reticent and shy, revealing notes of black cherry, gravel, scorched earth and licorice. It’s rich, ample and quite potent, marked by an intriguing mix of super-ripe Merlots and later-picked Cabernet. All of this fruit was picked before the September rain, so the tannins are a touch aggressive. Time in bottle should help this come together. 04/2024

93-95

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2023 Grand Puy Lacoste was picked September 11 to 28 at 48hL/ha and matured in 75% new oak. It has a classic "GPL" bouquet with blackberry, pencil box and light marine scents, obviously not as powerful as the previous vintage, yet in typical style, beautifully defined and focused. Just a touch of cracked black pepper surfaces with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle but insistent grip, just a light bitter edge lending tension and nerve. I perceive good depth here, but this is not a powerhouse of a Pauillac (is GPL ever?). It fans out toward the finish whilst maintaining control. There’s an impressive linearity to this wine, and thus I suspect it will require less bottle-age compared to recent vintages.04/2024

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Aromas of cassis, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings and violets introduce the 2023 Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and supple wine that's seamless and sensual, with good depth at the core, beautifully integrated tannins and a lively, charming profile. It's a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot that was picked between September 11-28. 04/2024

93-95

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

The Grand Vin 2023 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste checks in as 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot (the 11th to the 28th of September) with the élevage in 75% new French oak. Its deeper plum hue is followed by beautiful aromatics of crème de cassis, graphite, and flowers. This carries to a medium-bodied Pauillac with a pure, elegant mouthfeel, ripe, polished tannins, and beautifully integrated oak. It's a little gem of a 2023 that has the pure, focused, elegant, yet concentrated style of the vintage. 05/2024

96

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, pur, fin, subtil, précis et même rare. Il gagne des nuances complexes et profondes à l'agitation du verre. Finement pulpeux en entrée de bouche, avec de la classe dans le toucher, ce vin au déroulé subtil glisse sur la langue, parfume et conserve tout le long sa pulpe délicate. Il s'achève incrachable et profond, avec un retour de la violette dans la persistance. A ce stade, un look de Lafite. Assemblage : 77 % cabernet sauvignon, 23 % merlot. Degré d'alcool : 13°2 - pH : 3,55. Rendement : 48 hl/ha. Vin de presse 13 %. Sélection de premier vin : 55 %. Elevage en 75 % de barriques neuves. 04/2024

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James Suckling

James Suckling

Beautiful purity and freshness to the blackcurrants and blackberries with subtle notes of cedar and graphite. Medium- to full-bodied. So polished and silky, almost weightless. It’s very long. 77% cabernet sauvignon and 23% merlot. 04/2024