2002 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Community Tasting Notes (119) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  5/6/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  13% alcohol. Very good cork with barely 2mm of wine penetration. Decanted an hour ahead. The colour is dark with minimal signs of ageing.
  The nose is an interesting mix with tertiary notes of leather, ink and confectionery allied to a fresh and vigorous frame evoking stems (in a good way) and menthol. The mouth is consistent with the nose, with freshness and structure ahead of opulence, although the tannins are largely resolved.
  A vg Pauillac, but probably not one for hedonists, as RP used to say; plenty of grip here.
  Yet another highly successful 2002 from Northern Médoc.

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  3/13/2024 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points

  Decanted for 1 - 2 hour. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of cassis, chocolate, coffee, black fruits, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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  11/29/2023 - Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Copy the TN of shrewsram !
  Nice, classical Bdx with that wet stone smell, freshness and some red pepper. Palate is "greenish", fresh. Tannins feel like black pepper on the palate. Mid-length at the end. Nice, not great! Nearly no difference on day 2. On day three the wine even improves and shows really nice tertiary notes - black pepper, wet stone and leaves again. Very young appearance! 91

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  6/18/2023 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points

  This had been consistently superb - cedar, blackcurrant, earth, lively and serious at the same time.

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  5/25/2023 - Shrewsram Likes this wine: 90 Points

  80% Cabernet Sauvignon
  18% Merlot
  2% Cabernet Franc
  
  Developed nose of damp smoke, gravel and lots of oyster shell. Ripe soft (and old) red fruits, a touch of mint (or is it stem?) – fascinating and complex nose.
  
  The palate is smooth and resolved, savoury for sure with more of that wet stone character, leaf, and plenty of astringency with some green tannins adding structure and length of flavour. There is a touch of cardboard, and the green touches might be asking for food. (Can’t quite make my note out).

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