2003 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Community Tasting Notes (228) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  2/24/2024 - nedwards68 wrote: 94 Points

  Tasted out of the bottle and decanted for 90 minutes which was definitely needed. Very closed on open and probably peaked 3-4 hours after opening. Beautiful bouquet, dried cherry, cedar cigar box, forest floor, a bit of mushroom. Taste was a bit more simple than the nose, but still getting a lot of textbook Bordeaux tertiary. Red fruit and acidity still present, but tannins quite integrated. Could potentially improve further but tasting fabulous right now. Incredible with wild mushroom pasta, but probably wouldn't stand up to a steak at this age. Randomly found this at a neighborhood liquor store for $66. Unreal QPR - I will likely go buy the rest of their inventory.
  
  Out of the 3 5th growth Pauillac Bordeaux tasted tonight, this was the clear outperformer versus the 2009 Chateau Pedesclaux & 2010 Chateau Lynch Moussas. Although without food, some friends with a more new-world palate preferred sipping the Pedesclaux.

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  2/5/2024 - sharonandroland wrote: 94 Points

  In a beautiful state. Fresh, resolved silky tannins, complex

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  1/22/2024 - cugel_saga Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Cherry, I think, gentle and beguiling. Luscious, soft mouthfeel with layers of interest; suggestions of graphite and forest.
  Muted on the nose and all the good stuff going on is low key, which works ever so well.
  This won't blow you away with fireworks but is beguiling and a wonderful companion on a winter's evening by a log fire.
  
  It ends with a full, fine, peppery, lasting finish that remains for an age.
  
  This is better after 4 hours in the decanter and suggests that it has years of life yet.

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  12/24/2023 - liber Likes this wine: 92 Points

  4th of 24, opened an hour then decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, as bottle noted July 22, sweetish core, cassis and mineral, quite deep and comforting if not particularly complex, upside, 15+ years. Strong F (17.5).

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  10/3/2023 - Harry Cantrell wrote: 92 Points

  Gornet. Nose of pepper, black fruits, touch of seasoned salt. Taste of black fruit, hint of seasoned salt, pepper. Medium weight. No overripeness, can age 5-10 years more.

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