Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux

750ml

Cabernet Sauvignon | Merlot

96 JD | 95 D | 95 WS | 95 V | 95 F | 95 JA | 94 JL | 94 JS | 93 RP | 92 WE

“The 2018 Grand Puy Lacoste has a quintessential Pauillac nose of intense black fruit infused with graphite scents, pencil shavings and a very discreet marine influence. It is beautifully defined, less opulent than the 2018 Lynch Bages tasted alongside, yet maybe more complex. The palate is medium-bodied and taut, offering sappy black fruit, gritty tannins and a lot of crushed stone. The focused, graphite-driven finish could only come from this appellation. Superb. A wine to correct those bemoaning that Bordeaux no longer makes “proper Claret.””