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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010 5e Cru Classé, Pauillac AC, MC

Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Producer/appellation: Pauillac
Wine type: Red wines
Year: 2010
Content: 75 cl
Organic/bio dynamic: No

97

Neal Martin

Vinous

Two bottles of the 2010 Grand Puy-Lacoste were opened, the first showing just a little oxidation. The second has an attractive minty bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit laced with subtle marine/seaweed notes, a touch of graphite developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive tension and wonderful freshness right from the start. There is a sense of coiled up energy here and the finish just leaves you breathless. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal. April 2020


93+

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

Bright red-ruby. Vibrant aromas and flavors of blackberry, cassis, licorice and mocha, with mineral and sexy oak notes adding complexity. Intensely flavored and sharply focused, with a restrained sweetness and lovely purity to its dark fruit flavors. Very rich and deep but not jammy, this superb Pauillac's depth of fruit is partly hidden today by its serious tannic structure. Hardly austere but this will be much better for several years of aging and should go on for two or three decades. Juli 2013


93

Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a little subdued to begin, opening out to reveal notes of black cherries, stewed plums and blackberry preserves with hints of bouquet garni, tapenade and dried lavender. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a firm, chewy texture and lively acidity, slightly over-shadowing the delicate, fading fruit, finishing on a stewed tea note. März 2020


98

Zekun Shuai

James Suckling

Aromas of deep black currants, tar, sandalwood and light touches of black pepper and graphite. Really impressive, with a medium to full body and superfine but tight tannins. Really long at the end, lasting almost a minute. 83% cabernet sauvignon and 17% merlot. 13.5% alcohol. This is just starting to open and unwind, with complexity from the refined plushness. Hard to say when the best time to drink this is. Drink now or anytime in the next 20 to 30 years. From a vertical tasting at the winery. 08/2025