Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste

The Ledbury, London
Tasted Monday, September 5, 2011 by Paul D with 717 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

"Risotto" of new potatoes with a crisp chicken wing and wild mushrooms

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

Pork Jowl with truffle, girolles and celeriac

  • 1975 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Youthful appearance - deep ruby/garnet core, medium pale garnet rim. Medium intense nose showing dusty red fruit, gravelly notes, slight bitter edge. Medium/full bodied, reasonably deep and layered with earthy and mineral notes, some dusty red fruit and a reasonably harmonious finish. OK **

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  • 1970 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Difficult to get past the cheesy, petrolly nose. Similar on the palate. NR

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  • 1967 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    A pleasant surprise, with an attractive if light earthy nose, joined by some slightly crunchy dried red fruit on the palate, a touch dilute and then firm on the finish but quite drinkable. **

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

Roasted Breast and cnfit legs of grouse with red leaves and vegetables, foie gras and cherries

Flight 4 (3 Notes)

Short rib of beef cooked for eight hours with berkshire cepes, smoked onion and summer truffle

Flight 5 (1 Note)

Pear and caramel trifle

  • 1957 Château d'Yquem

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Glorious copper/mahogany colour. Sweet, gentle nose, but complex showing creme brulee, figs. Medium bodied on the palate, no obvious botrytis, sweet on initial entry with figs, caramel and a note of custard, perhaps falling away a little on the finish but lengthened and sweetened when eaten with (bonus) fresh fig and ice cream dessert. Lovely. ****1/2

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