Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 2005 (Magnum)
Magnum - 150cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
ETA: 5-7 weeks
- Vintage2005
- ColourRed
- ProducerChateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- Sub RegionPauillac
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeMagnum - 150cl
- ABV13
- LWIN10107872005
- Avg. Critic Score4.3★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
This estate's finest wine of the decade is the 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a fleshy, sumptuous wine evocative of cassis, sweet red berries and cigar box, framed by a touch of creamy new oak that integrates with opening. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with an enveloping core of fruit, rich tannins and a seamless but authoritative profile, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. Just entering early maturity, it will continue to develop for several decades.
- Drinking Window: 2020 - 2050
- Reviewer Name: William Kelley
- Review Date: December 2023
The 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a punchy bouquet of red and black fruit with light touches of wild mint and sage. This is actually a little Right Bank in style so it lacks a bit of typicité. The palate is medium-bodied with smooth tannins on the entry, slightly savoury red berry fruit and hints of iodine and sage. The 2005 is quite a medicinal G.P.L., with an open finish to suggest that bottles can be drunk now and over the next 15 to 20 years. Tasted at the château.
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2045
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
- Review Date: June 2025