Community Tasting Notes 90

• JChan wrote: 92 points

  April 28, 2024 - Delicious, blackcurrant and blue berries, medium to full bodied, with little hint of vanilla, smooth and juicy. Ready for drink now

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• Léognan Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 3, 2024 - Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac GCC 2012 13.5% ABV
  (76% CS / 24% M)
  Best P&P at 15°C, but maintains its level with warming (up to 18/19°) and with prolonged airing.
  Colour: deep dark purple, (almost) without ageing tones
  Nose: delicately scented with cassis, réglisse, cherries and also some plum
  Palate: again cassis, some blueberry, then cherries. Subtle cedar wood with a slight hint of green juniper, graphite, which, after a brief burst of very youthful acidity, carries into a quite long finish of a refreshingly stony nature, in which redcurrants then also quietly emerge.
  This Pauillac from a rather modest Bdx year is drinking very well right now, appears fresh, almost youthful and rather delicate for a Pauillac, but very rich in nuances. Tobacco is almost completely absent, which I don't see as a shortcoming in this wine.
  Will probably maintain its current level for another 5-7 years (with good cellaring), but I don't think it will improve significantly.
  (93 points; I'm looking forward to the 14)
  5 days later: not far from 94 points

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• Romz wrote: flawed

  January 28, 2024 - 28.01.2024 - early birthday dinner at Pyro for my eldest boy. Popped ard 6.30pm in the restaurant and decanted. It is now almost 10pm and I am still struggling with this. Heavy oak & not as well integrated as I would have wanted. Took a lot of coaxing to sniff out the dark fruit, cassis, slight roasted capsicum & some mint. Palate is still firm with the oak overpowering the layers & felt very disjointed. Could be a provenance issue

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• Doc2 Likes this wine:

  December 27, 2023 - Absolutely delicious.

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• Bullsgate Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 8, 2023 - Gave it three hours in the carafe before consuming. Lovely wine! Aromas of plums, spices and wood. Slightly developed palate, plums, tannins starting to melt, good length. A triumph for GPL, superb match with a fine cut of meat.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Pauillac
• UPC Codes 3192371108717, 3258691469171, 3277034941426, 3277034948814, 3364420070058, 3364420073011, 3448821603104, 3453521213294, 3495230314374, 3500610087776, 3500610087783, 3550871202654, 3550871204900, 3700266222853, 639737596410, 649944181705, 7070292886005

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• Pending Delivery 226 (7%)
• In Cellars 2,163 (69%)
• Consumed 734 (24%)

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