2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

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  4/11/2024 - jmc167@me.com Likes this wine:

  Unlike like other notes, this bottle was primarily all tertiary flavors at this point with primary notes of cigar box, cedar, forest floor, leather and mushrooms, with just a hint of blue/dark fruit here and there, along with some mint for freshness.
  
  This was my first aged Bordeaux in quite a while and while I enjoyed it, I would have preferred a bit more fruit - decanted for about 45 minutes prior to drinking, perhaps not a long enough decant?

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  4/6/2024 - NY Wino Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This wine is in peak form, with a big beautiful bouquet, rich aged fruit flavors and a very smooth finish. 5 hour decant from start to finish and the wine improved with time out of the bottle.

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  3/28/2024 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  No decant, brought to a wine dinner by a generous friend.
  
  Immediately expressive on PnP. Gorgeous layered red fruits that were elegant and ethereal. Nice dusty earth undertones as well. Medium light body.
  
  For me this is at peak. Can probably age further if you want more secondary and tertiary notes, but for me this is prime time.

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  3/23/2024 - LiteItOnFire wrote:

  375ml PnP into an extra large Burgundy Grand Cru glass. Not unexpected from first sip, no time in glass, thin, lean, heavy eucalyptus (which even though I am a big Bordeaux fan I am adverse when it’s prominent) some red and black crunchy fruits. Medium + acidity.
  
  30 minutes later a bit more fruit but a bit more sour.
  
  1hr in the eucalyptus better integrates.
  
  2hr much more integrated wine but still far below my enjoyment level.a little sweeter fruit.
  
  Still very young, I will hold for a few more years before trying again… and that from a 375. If 750 would hold another 5-10 years.
  
  87/88 for now with 2-3 points of upside potential.

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  3/7/2024 - Templeuve Likes this wine:

  Needed to decant more, better next day

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