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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 356 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rani on 4/13/2024 & rated 91 points: Bottle with very good level, cork not perfect but in tact. Nose was a bit brown at first but dissipated quickly (not decanted). Next to its 1990 sibling it was not as fresh and balanced but still very good. Muscular, dark fruit profile, old leather and a bit of pencil lead. Tannins are present but elegant, would have preferred a little more acidity. (396 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 3/30/2024 & rated 93 points: Almost shockingly youthful, from a recent Wine Watch purchase. Deep ruby, orange edge. Beautiful aroma of dark berries and cassis. Slightly smoother on the palate than previous bottles although with time it revealed its origin with more rusticity and charcoal. Vibrant and complex. Excellent. (470 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 3/30/2024 & rated 97 points: A BYO in a restaurant, this was in it's perfect spot. Taste profile is as previous. Absolutely top notch. 97+ (463 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 2/26/2024 & rated 95 points: Velvety blackberry; fully resolved; nice texture; perfect balance; long elegant finish. (935 views) | | | Tasted by BirdDog1976 on 2/2/2024: Delicious wine that kept its youth. We opened and decanted and drank without waiting at that age. Had tannins that you felt in your mouth and swallow. Thank you Hoffman’s for the gift. (908 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 11/21/2023 & rated 97 points: By far the greatest Grand Puy Lacoste ever produced, it is outstanding and embodies everything that is unique in a fully mature Bordeaux. There is inevitably bottle variance, and this did not quite hit the heights of my last time out, but it was still magnificent. Taste profile is as per previous notes. (1548 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 10/14/2023: Decanted 3hours by the patriarch; served blind
Nose - leather, smoke
Mouth - dense, graphite, with a touch of sweet fruit , and a savory element. I guessed mid 80s Pauillac , not bad. (1646 views) | | | Tasted by ccn on 9/13/2023 & rated 92 points: Not decanted; took almost an hour to open up. Drinking very well but not declining. Classic, middle-of-the-fairway Pauillac. (1781 views) | | | Tasted by Eric on 9/12/2023: Dinner at Oswald's (London): Mmmm, I loved this. Dense, dark and brooding, Pauillac just hammering it "right down the fairway" in a classic way. Also so 1982, impressive black fruit, plummy and rich, still ripe yet gloriously balanced. This ex-Chateau bottle had loads of life in it. (1973 views) | | | Tasted by KVM on 8/24/2023: Tasted blind: Dark red, brick edge, thick legs. I guessed 20+ years old. Nose has tobacco, leather, red to black berries and balsamic vinegar.
Palate has excellent concentration, plummy dark fruit, tobacco, smoke and earth. Proper acid for the body, tannin shows on the finish. A fabulous bottle. (1563 views) | | | Tasted by Claret & CdP Gang on 8/3/2023: 1983 theme, Flight 1 with the Montrose & Beychevelle, this is had a classic old Bordeaux nose of leather & earth, slightly more body than the Montrose, always good & reliable GPL (1235 views) | | | Tasted by J_Smallwood on 7/28/2023 & rated 97 points: An absolutely stunning bottle - 41 years young and still probably with a long life ahead of it. But for well stored bottles, I’d say they are close to peaking here within the next 5-10 years. Open em now if you have them….
Neck fill - deep garnet in appearance. More fruit driven than I was expecting for a wine of this age…marasca cherry, blackberry, with a tinge of raspberry coulis acidity. An inkling of tertiary flavors starting to poke out as well with age here now - a small amount of rusticity with some cigar smoke and saddle leather. Honestly, this is a pretty powerful wine - lot of depth and power but not in any way unbalanced, and with this wine finally starting to soften, these wines should be opened now and enjoyed for the next 10-20 years. Very very good. (1171 views) | | | Tasted by fclarity on 6/16/2023 & rated 94 points: From a bottle purchased on release, this wine had a deep red center and oranging rims. The medium+ intensity nose generated plum, ground stone, and dark soil and spice notes.
In the mouth, this wine showed serious soil flavors that had enough attractive fruit on top of them to keep it fun. It had rounded tannin, solid acidity and good length.
This was another excellent bottle that should be consumed because it was at its peak. (1352 views) | | | Tasted by asiabear on 6/13/2023 & rated 94 points: Two bottles at lunch with JHSD and Noel on the Terrace at the Turf on a beautiful summer day.
This took some time to open but the color is rich and the nose is still strong. Lovely jammy and somewhat smoky on the palate. Slightly short but really a classic well-aged old-school claret. I would guess that it needs drinking up now and whilst it will keep going, it is on the downslope. (590 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 6/1/2023 & rated 94 points: 22nd of 24, opened 30 minutes then splash decanted and drunk over 90 minutes, soaked cork, level upper mid shoulder, fresher and younger than last bottle noted here in Feb 2015, browning on rim but full array of tertiary flavours of fully mature claret from a warm and generous vintage including an initial whack of cassis, very much a GPL hallmark, finish very long and involving though flavours turning a bit to mulberry towards end of bottle, downside from here but no rush. F+ (18).........I bought these wines in 85 and they were properly cellared thereafter, so I suspect that previous cellarage was poor given amount of ullage. I started buying en primeur 83 ff and I rarely find anything but near perfect corks and levels even in wines from mid 80s. (1361 views) | | | Tasted by williamc on 5/10/2023 & rated 96 points: Sourced from wine bid, bottom neck fill. label completely destroyed. Stood up for a few days but surprisingly very minimal sediment.
While initially a tad reticent, it did not take long for this bottle to start opening up. And after some air, it became completely aromatically arresting. Graphite, tobacco, a woodsy herbaceousness, and tart red berries. The tannins have nearly completely dissolved and the texture is velveteen. And to top it off, it was enjoyed in great company with a bottle of 14 Aubert CIX. (1315 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 5/6/2023 & rated 98 points: Having tasted this on a number of occasions over the last 15 years, I have to say this has reached its apogee and is the best bottle I've had. It is liquid velvet with tannin completely integrated with full secondary and tertiary notes. Musty old leather, blackcurrant, and plum dominate underpinned by smoky beefy notes. The depth and complexity on the palate are seductive with a finish pushing 60 seconds and with perfect balance. It is up there with the best from 1982 and the embodiment of everything I love about a mature Bordeaux. Pop and pour is recommended. 98+ (1387 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 4/22/2023 & rated 93 points: This WineBid bottle was in superb condition. Level into neck, firm cork soaked partly up, deeply saturated color. Much more mellow and less raw than all previous examples; the tannins have melted. The texture was almost silky which is rare for the usually robust Grand Puy Lacoste. Lively fruit of the blackest possible flavor plus a whisper of smoke. While it’s on the far side of secondary maturity it’s a delightful drink. (1353 views) | | | Tasted by CabIsKing on 3/30/2023 & rated 92 points: Nose is bursting with red fruits acting like it’s a young wine. On the palate old barnyard with mushrooms and dirt. Beautiful wine (1136 views) | | | Tasted by Barsacpinci on 2/1/2023: A roast beef nose with a soft and luscious palate. GPL is a QPR wine. (1476 views) | | | Tasted by UPL on 1/27/2023 & rated 99 points: wow, what a wine - from Magnum - still youthful - 2 hour decant - was not enough - a nose to die for - cedar - cigar box - truffles - cassis - blueberries - a killer wine - beautiful balance - very long - so silky - a dream - last bottle - 99 points because not at peak (1374 views) | | | Tasted by Jake Barnes on 1/21/2023 & rated 88 points: One of five wines I served to friends as part of a ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s Bordeaux retrospective that also included the following:
1961 Calon-Segur
1966 Lascombes
1970 Gruaud-Larose
1986 Grand-Puy-Lacoste
With the exception of the wines from the 1980s, all of these bottles could rightly be said to be well into the back nine of life with the eighteenth hole in sight. That being said, none of them were expired, off, or even especially tired, and despite the oldest ones being very tertiary, they all showed some degree of aged fruit. In finality, all of the wines fell somewhere on a spectrum between the upper end of “poor” and the lower end of “very good.”
From a bottle purchased at auction with a top shoulder fill. This bottle was young by comparison to the ancient things we had been drinking, but all I can say is that it had a good amount of relatively primary fruit and seemed balanced. There was a little barnyard, which detracted from the experience, but otherwise, it seemed solid if not exciting. 12.5% ABV (high good/average/15/88) (1480 views) | | | Tasted by Robwild on 1/15/2023 & rated 93 points: This is drinking wonderfully. Soft, velvety, and supple. Well balanced with integrated tannins. Oak, leather, cassis, and vanilla. A classic vintage, this will continue to drink well for years to come. (1317 views) | | | Tasted by S P on 12/24/2022 & rated 75 points: Pauillac. Cork almost fully saturated, extracted cleanly.
Silky & Soft. Bright garnet colour.
Light nose. Limited aromatics.
Blackberry, Leather and cedar. Good example of aged Bordeaux with a weightless feel & elegance. sweet long finish.
Fully mature, drink now. (1366 views) | | | Tasted by tloir on 12/24/2022 & rated 98 points: Robe: évoluée, bord aqueux, légèrement tuilée... mais encore jeune pour un vin de 40 ans. Nez: très ouvert, pinède, feuille de thé, cèdre, boite à cigare, liqueur de cassis, myrtilles. La bouche est une caresse, les tanins sont de toute première qualité et parfaitement fondus, veloutés, à la trame très serrée. C'est solaire sans être lourd, un équilibre magique qui date d'une époque peut-être à tout jamais révolue dans le Haut-Médoc. Très long, semble éternel (certainement encore 10 ans devant lui). Grandiose et émouvant. (1062 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Bordeaux 1982 horizontal (5/28/2023)
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Vinous, Cleaning Out the Cupboard: Bordeaux 1943-2020 (Jan 2023) (1/1/2023)
(Grand-Puy-Lacoste Grand-Puy-Lacoste Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2022, Issue #101, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux In The Bottle Report Indian Summer 2022
(Château Grand Puy Lacoste (Pauillac)) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Vinous Table: Noble Rot Soho, London, UK (Sep 2020) (9/1/2020)
(Grand-puy-lacoste Grand Puy Lacoste Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday
(Château Grand Puy Lacoste) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/16/2012)
(Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, 1982 Bordeaux in Hong Kong (5/31/2012)
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(Ch Grand-Puy Lacoste Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
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Vintage Tastings, 1982 Bordeaux Retrospective at Age 25 (5/20/2007)
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JancisRobinson.com (7/15/2002)
(Ch Grand-Puy Lacoste Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103
(Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)
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Vineyard mapRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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