Grand Puy Lacoste Vertical

• 1978 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet & round. Some lemony tannins. Mature but not overly. Some iron & mineral. Raspberry. Some perfume.
  B++

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• 1982 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet, leather, earthy, mineral. Lots of iron. Angular, soft, round.
  A-

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• 1983 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Mineral, somewhat sharp, empty middle. Iron.
  B+

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• 1985 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet, simple, soft. Wide. A bit flashy. Some said corked, I thought not.
  B

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• 1986 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Licorice. Soft. A little too much.
  B

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• 1989 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet core, mineral outside. Sweet. Nice but light.
  B/B+

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• 1990 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Big, powerful, sweet, round. Smooth, clear, clean. Silky.
  A

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• 1994 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Nice. A little light. Some sweetness, nicely round.
  B/B+

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• 1995 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Big, Powerful. Some present tannins. Sweet & herbal. Concentrated. A-

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• 1996 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Deep, dark fruit. Very concentrated. Iron. Structured.
  A-

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• 1998 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet core. Tannins. Concentrated, syrupy.
  B/B+
  
  Day two:
  Iron tannins. A little washed out. Fruit is trying to be sweet, but comes out a little thin. Not bad, but not great.
  B/B-

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• 1999 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Herbal & wide. Nice, thick.
  B/B+
  
  Day two:
  Very nice soft perfume, side herb with sweet fruit. Broad but shallow with empty core.
  B

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• 2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Pure and clean. Powerful. Sweet, big, concentrated.
  B+
  
  Day two:
  Some sweetness, some iron tannins. A bit of perfume. Broad but a little flat, closed.
  B/B+

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• 2001 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Clean, a little empty on core. Clove. Some sweet herbs.
  B/B+

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WOTN voting results:
1990 (19)
1996 (17)
1982 (7)
1995 (7)
1989 (2)
1978 (1)