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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2011
'11 is a sleeper of a vintage from this classic property andndash; gravelly and mineral with fantastic length, grace and all the signs that it will age beautifully over the next 15+ years. Emeline Borie told us she found '11 to be similar to '01, a vintage that was met with shrugs on release but one that has turned into a really complete wine in the present day.
Ratings on Delectable
Teresa Stephens
Great aroma... a well-balanced bottle of wine for the price...from one of my favorite Bordeaux regions!!!
Great aroma... a well-balanced bottle of wine for the price...from one of my favorite Bordeaux regions!!!
9.2
Debbie Shing
A puzzling wine. 2011. Tart red fruit, herbal notes sent my group to Italy. Oak profile sent us back to France. This after I tasted an older vintage just a couple weeks ago. Definitely showing its vintage variation.
A puzzling wine. 2011. Tart red fruit, herbal notes sent my group to Italy. Oak profile sent us back to France. This after I tasted an older vintage just a couple weeks ago. Definitely showing its vintage variation.
9.0
Vanessa
Happy Labor Day holiday weekend in the USA! We’re enjoying a night off from studying while sipping a lovely Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2011 paired with a grilled steak, baked potato, green beans, and mushroom / zucchini kabobs. Soon (and sadly) we’ll have to say “au revoir” to summer. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is situated on the left bank of Bordeaux, i.e., west of the Gironde Estuary, in the commune of Pauillac. Soils here are gravel-based, and free-draining, ideal for ripening the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon grape, which dominates in this Bordeaux blend. Pauillac is known for producing age-worthy, structured Cabernet Sauvignon wines due in part to the growing environment. No wonder it’s home to 3 out of 5 first growth wines in the 1855 classification, including, Château Latour, Château Lafite Rothschild, and Château Mouton Rothschild. This particular wine ranks highly, as well, as a fifth growth and understandably so. Based on our research the 2011 vintage in Bordeaux seemed to fast-forward many typical growing processes and timelines; grapes were budding and ripening ahead of schedule with warmer temperatures early in the season followed by notably cooler temperatures in August, ahead of harvest. It’s remarkable how variable seasonal conditions can affect a wine’s profile, especially in less consistent climates like Bordeaux where vintage variation is a serious thing… still, this wine is lovely. It is deep ruby with a medium (+) intensity of developing aromas offering notes of ripe blackberry, cassis, black cherry, plum, black licorice, anise, violet, tobacco, leather, clove, nutmeg, cedar, pencil shavings. On the palate, this wine is dry with medium (+) acidity, high tannins that are ripe and smooth, a medium (+) body, medium (+) intensity of flavors consistent with the notes. The finish is medium(+). This is an excellent wine that is drinking well now and could age further. Cheers to the beauty born in 2011 in Pauillac AOC with this Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste!
Happy Labor Day holiday weekend in the USA! We’re enjoying a night off from studying while sipping a lovely Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2011 paired with a grilled steak, baked potato, green beans, and mushroom / zucchini kabobs. Soon (and sadly) we’ll have to say “au revoir” to summer. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is situated on the left bank of Bordeaux, i.e., west of the Gironde Estuary, in the commune of Pauillac. Soils here are gravel-based, and free-draining, ideal for ripening the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon grape, which dominates in this Bordeaux blend. Pauillac is known for producing age-worthy, structured Cabernet Sauvignon wines due in part to the growing environment. No wonder it’s home to 3 out of 5 first growth wines in the 1855 classification, including, Château Latour, Château Lafite Rothschild, and Château Mouton Rothschild. This particular wine ranks highly, as well, as a fifth growth and understandably so. Based on our research the 2011 vintage in Bordeaux seemed to fast-forward many typical growing processes and timelines; grapes were budding and ripening ahead of schedule with warmer temperatures early in the season followed by notably cooler temperatures in August, ahead of harvest. It’s remarkable how variable seasonal conditions can affect a wine’s profile, especially in less consistent climates like Bordeaux where vintage variation is a serious thing… still, this wine is lovely. It is deep ruby with a medium (+) intensity of developing aromas offering notes of ripe blackberry, cassis, black cherry, plum, black licorice, anise, violet, tobacco, leather, clove, nutmeg, cedar, pencil shavings. On the palate, this wine is dry with medium (+) acidity, high tannins that are ripe and smooth, a medium (+) body, medium (+) intensity of flavors consistent with the notes. The finish is medium(+). This is an excellent wine that is drinking well now and could age further. Cheers to the beauty born in 2011 in Pauillac AOC with this Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste!
9.2
Andrew Turner
Our 10th anniversary wine. Excellent once decanted.
Our 10th anniversary wine. Excellent once decanted.
9.5
Andrew Keenan
2011 Vintage
2011 Vintage
9.1Vanessa
Honoring my marvelous father with a meal and wine he would have appreciated with gusto. We wish he was here to share it with us, but are deeply grateful that his spiritual presence remains so strong in our hearts today and every day.
Honoring my marvelous father with a meal and wine he would have appreciated with gusto. We wish he was here to share it with us, but are deeply grateful that his spiritual presence remains so strong in our hearts today and every day.
9.2
Jordan Yu
Unrated for now
Unrated for now
6.1Mickey Shoji
9000円(年末セール)。スミレ、カシスの香り。サーロインステーキにとても合う。美味しい。
9000円(年末セール)。スミレ、カシスの香り。サーロインステーキにとても合う。美味しい。
8.3
Iwan
In a beautiful place right now. Exactly what you want from a good bottle of Bordeaux. Black fruit, oak, soft tannins. Very enjoyable.
In a beautiful place right now. Exactly what you want from a good bottle of Bordeaux. Black fruit, oak, soft tannins. Very enjoyable.
9.2
Kimberly Anderson
Place plum and lavender aromas on open. Raspberry jam, dried herbs and leather. Medium firm tannins. Soft, lush and plush.
Place plum and lavender aromas on open. Raspberry jam, dried herbs and leather. Medium firm tannins. Soft, lush and plush.
9.2
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