May 2, 2024 - Stored in a cold cellar since release. High fill. Perfect condition. Well balanced with more red fruits than black with some leather and tobacco. Medium bodied. Tannins resolved. Should last but seems close to peak. Drink by 2030.
March 29, 2024 - Bordeaux night: The complete opposite of the Beychevelle, but equally lovable. GPL to me represents the archetypal workhorse Bordeaux, and in good vintages they can possess serious depth as was the case here. Not as silky as the Beychevelle alongside but much more structure and tension holding the wine together.
January 27, 2024 - A mature classic nose. Cassis, some saddle leather, bricks, bell pepper and roses. At this point it's fully mature and in the zone for me. There aren't any particular aspects of this wine that stand out; rather everything is in concert with a pretty seamless sense of clarity and focus that is laudable. A lovely mix of mature fruit, savory and soil. Everything is in harmony here. It's not a blockbuster, but it's at its apogee and offering a ton of contemplative pleasure. Medium long finish with a little '95 austerity that I kind of dig. Drink up. It's delicious right now.
January 1, 2024 - Stunning bottle of wine . Vibrant structure, perfumed, beautifully textured with classic bordeaux flavors
December 31, 2023 - Drinking beautifully.
November 23, 2023 - Really good, needed 1.5 hours of air to show though. Could go decades longer. Fresh!
November 19, 2023 - Still strong tannins, but nice sweetness, red berries, cedar notes... Reminiscent of St Julien with Pauillac character. Very nice wine.
November 19, 2023 - A friend brought this to dinner tonight. Wow!! A great example of a Bordeaux. The fruit was fantastic. The texture divine. The finish was fantastic. Many years left in this vintage. I think the 2023 end of drinkability is wrong. I would say 2033. I really really really enjoyed this wine tonight. Thanks to Ed for bringing it!!
November 11, 2023 - Couldn't quite compete with the best wines tonight and severely outshone by the '95 Beychevelle drunk alongside. Still, this was lovely in a lighter style with complex notes of tobacco and smoky gravel.
June 30, 2023 - No detailed notes during dinner, Deep tawny with pale rim. Black current and cherry fruit with cedar notes on the palate. Some tannins still present. Very good finish.