2005 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

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John McCabe wrote:

93 Points

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - Well-balanced, nice creme-de-cassis notes, drinking nicely though likely over-priced.

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Comment posted by Jake Barnes:

1/4/2024 7:35:00 AM - Hey, John. Given that your note on this is from 2018, when this was probably trading for far less than it is today, I’m going to guess that the $132 US I’m currently seeing this sell for in my area would definitely fall into your definition of over priced for this wine. Am I right?
Comment posted by John McCabe:

1/4/2024 9:06:00 AM - Hi Jake, yes, I can't remember what I paid for the two I had originally, or where I got them from but the price you mention sounds too high. Interestingly they are going for $115 at both K&L and WineBid (I use wine-searcher.com to find prices), which is better, but still might be over-priced. I tend not to buy wines over $100 any more since my wife gives me hard time. One of the stand-outs from '05 for me has been d'Issan (even the '06 is getting close in quality to the '05 now too), though it's quite pricey.
Comment posted by Jake Barnes:

1/4/2024 11:35:00 AM - Thanks for the input, John!

For my part, find that I’m rarely happy with wines that cost more than $100—and this is my own fault. I put too much on them. I expect too much from them. I expect things they can’t possibly deliver. I know this going in, but I just can’t help myself. In the final analysis, the incremental increase in quality one generally gets from wines over $100 usually doesn’t offset, in my mind, what seems almost like a geometric increase in the cost it takes to get there. I find that I obtain greater pleasure from unearthing less costly gems.

Cheers!
Comment posted by John McCabe:

1/4/2024 12:20:00 PM - Absolutely. I have the same philosophy.