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| | Vintage | 2011 |  Label 1 of 320 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Pauillac | | UPC Code(s) | 3277034948814, 3277038397311, 3364420061698, 3364420073011, 3453521190830, 3453521201635, 3468172191112, 3550871203828, 3550871204900, 3660989138018, 616773560087, 7070292954834, 7070292955305, 9300633511715 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 90 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ccn on 1/28/2024 & rated 90 points: (Restaurant purchase, decanted 1 hour). Mature with tannins fully integrated and perhaps very beginning of secondaries. Balanced and wells structured with good length but limited complexity. (1542 views) | | | Tasted by brewnello on 10/5/2023 & rated 92 points: Not bad for 2011! I have many better vintages of GPL waiting to age but wanted to check in on this one. It has many of the expected notes (lead, pencil, tobacco, plums, cherries) but all in a smooth silky and slightly muted package. Only slow ox’d one hour. Looking forward to later vintages! (2165 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 8/4/2023 & rated 94 points: Pronounced nose intensity with vanila, chocolate, charr wood, toast, cassis. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Tannin is velvety and smooth. Long finish. (2377 views) | | | Tasted by Fluxibus on 5/28/2023 & rated 94 points: Amazing wine! (2715 views) | | | Tasted by Alc13%byvol on 3/22/2023 & rated 91 points: Decanted for 3 hours. Has softened into a lovely balanced wine. Delicious. Drink or hold. (3020 views) | | | Tasted by ChristoBretts on 2/12/2023 & rated 91 points: Brought to cool room temperature for a day, then decanted two hours prior to drinking. Dark, no bricking, heavy body. Aroma of cut brick, pencil lead and oak. On the palate, the oak is prominent on day-1, even after several hours in the decanter, underlying is iron and rock. On day two, the oak was still present in the glass, at first, then after an hour or so the minerality became more prominent, with some tobacco flavor as well; it was a this stage I believe I got a glimpse into its future. Once the oak integrates, I believe the wine will pick up a point or two. Drink now with very long decant, or hold. (2385 views) | | | Tasted by KNNOngQW on 1/14/2023 & rated 90 points: Dark fruits, vanilla but very slight, not overly oaked.
Very silky and velvety, does not need decanting!
Very very good red bordeaux (2178 views) | | | Tasted by stayhappy21 on 12/20/2022 & rated 91 points: Drank this at Burlamacco Ristorante last night with my wine mates. Theme of the dinner: A nice bottle of wine to celebrate Christmas.
Classic Pauillac: Power, well-encapsulated within its elegance and finesse. Notes of plums, berries, coffee, tobacco and wet earth. A little young to be drank; this wine shows lots of character and potential. (2206 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 11/16/2022 & rated 93 points: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of graphite, cassis, pencil lead, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Tannin is velvety. (2123 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 10/8/2022 & rated 92 points: Had with dinner in Bordeaux at L’Avenue Carnot (great meal). $110€ on the wine list. I could tell this was excellent but couldn’t fully appreciate it since I have a bit of a head cold (great timing for that as it’s my first visit here in 37 years). Fully mature for sure and in a good place. Color shows no age. Probably at least 3-4 years of peak drinking ahead. Rated at least 92. (2452 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 10/7/2022 & rated 92 points: This has come a long way since 2015 when we tried this first ( Papies 88) and now much like a lot from this often misunderstood vintage .
This has evolved, softened and gained dimension and depth on the palate. The nose is classic, well expressive, soft secondary, leather soft spice. Classic and now getting into its proper drinking window and with an easy 5-10yrs of happy life ahead. Very solid 92-93 (2141 views) | | | Tasted by Ernestas on 9/9/2022 & rated 92 points: A blend of 78% CS and 22% Merlot, wine is aged for 18 months in oak, 70% new. Deep ruby colour. Medium intensity aroma of barnyard which dissipates with time and taken over by notes of cassis, spices, licorice, dry herbs, cherries, undergrowth, hints of cigar box.
Medium body, starts with velvety and refined texture, fresh and dried fruit flavours, some funky hints, powdery well structured tannins, long finish with touch of chalk and smoke. (2053 views) | | | Tasted by Giveallenabreak on 8/9/2022 & rated 92 points: Easy to drink after at least one hour in the glass. Earthy, black currant, leather. Still a bit young but enjoyed the bottle. (2108 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 7/28/2022 & rated 92 points: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of cassis, pencil lead, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Tannin is round and overall palate easy to drink now. Better with decanting so that tannin can be finer. (2022 views) | | | Tasted by rc@ughey on 6/6/2022 & rated 89 points: Proper Paulliac that's well-proportioned, if a bit muted. Nice restaurant wine. (2074 views) | | | Tasted by Oddbjørn on 4/16/2022 & rated 91 points: Oak, leather, black currant and blackberries on the nose.
Leather and black fruit on the palate. Still a young wine, gets a lot better after a couple hours in the glass. (2205 views) | | | Tasted by RKwok on 2/24/2022 & rated 92 points: Drank over 5 hours and opened up after 2-3 hours. Deep ruby color. Full of dark fruits and hint of cedar and some leather. Good acidity, a bit savoury and very pleasant sweet tannin. (2428 views) | | | Tasted by Juliansi on 2/6/2022 & rated 90 points: Wines are such a mystery.. a privilege to have this GPL 2011, after enjoying the 2012 and 2015 not long ago. No one guessed Pauillac..
Cassis notes were there, and the green tobacco (Not dried leaves) nose was super pleasant. Thanks to WMK for sharing this!
CNY gathering at my home (SKT, DQ, WMK, EC, KN, Mika & JY) this Year of the Tiger 2022. It was a France v Italy theme just like in the World Cup Finals 2006, and the score after this 3rd pairing was France 2.5 - Italy 0.5 so far! (1691 views) | | | Tasted by Putnam Weekley on 1/23/2022 & rated 92 points: NOSE: brittle, black earth stocked with truffles. Blackberries. MOUTH: Steady, saturated with fruit and sap, and aspirated dry with crumbled stone. After a few drinks I can confirm scented pitch. And violets. The tannins are loosely organized and replete, twisting into tart, sinewy objects on the finish. It’s an elegant, honest claret, and an example of finesse. I’ll prepare lamb for dinner, now, and reconsider the wine as it joins the food. 92 points. (2769 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 12/22/2021 & rated 92 points: Gang of 4 in Covid19 times; Pauillac: Beautiful dark berries and oak in the bouquet. On the palate dark berries, some bell pepper, vanilla from the oak and a touch of sweetness. Beautiful acidity and round, sticky tannin. Good length. Still very youthful. (2753 views) | | | Tasted by battytaxicab on 12/19/2021 & rated 90 points: Very dark, robust red. Dark berries and plum with good acidity and reasonably high tannins. (2472 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 10/28/2021 & rated 90 points: Could not resist and bought 6 bottles at a local retailer as 1) I like GPL (particularly 05, 00, 86 but 96 is good too), contrary to the general view I like 2011 as there seem to be a fair number of wines that are rather classic if not somber in a style and have a long way to go (e.g. Leoville Poyferre but even Giscours) and 3) the wines are good value (just like 08, 12, 14 etc).
Pnp. Unlike some of the other wines mentioned, the 2011 GPL seems to be a wine for medium- but not long term drinking. There is plenty of oak here upon pnp, so would really recommend a 30-60 min decant at this point in time, but then the wine feels very approachable and fairly balance now. A fairly wide translucent rim already, nose as mentioned dominated by oak, on the palate however already a good balance but not a lot of depth, medium body, fine to medium tannins. Short to medium finish.
Should be nice and easy drinking food wine after a decant now, and over the next 7-10 years but not a 2011 with much upside from here in my eyes. 89-90 (3131 views) | | | Tasted by wineforth on 10/15/2021 & rated 91 points: 5th bottle from half a case bought en primeur. Tasted en primeur I noted 'classic style, good length, some leanness, good persistent flavour. 92 points' and the wine has matured along those lines. Mostly a repeat of last years note except that the fruit has started to ebb. Gentle blackcurrant nose with cedar, leather and black cherry highlighted by plenty of acidity. Tannins are well resolved and the wine is an enjoyable well balanced luncheon claret. Classy long finish. Drink now, unlikely to improve. (2862 views) | | | Tasted by Cockneyred on 10/10/2021 & rated 93 points: Little to add to previous reviewer. Decanted for 6 hours and enjoyed over two evenings. Silky smooth and very good vfm. (2553 views) | | | Tasted by DavidWong168 on 2/12/2021 & rated 92 points: Decanted for two hours. Medium purple.
Alluring aromas of blackberry, Alpine air, pine needles and graphite.
Broad and deep on the palate, yet lithe and capricious. Expressive flavors of blackberry, black currant, plum and baking spices. Ripe fruit, tannins, acidity and alcohol are in a fine balance. The finish lasts 30 seconds. (3960 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"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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