Château Grand Puy Lacoste
Château Grand Puy Lacoste

Château Grand Puy Lacoste

Château Grand-Puy Lacoste is a Bordeaux wine estate located on the left bank of the Gironde. Fifth Classified Growth in the 1855 Médoc classification, the Château has no less than 58 hectares of vines. The vineyard benefits from sustainable farming practices. The red wines are produced from a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. The château also produces a second wine called 'Lacoste-Borie'. It comes from younger vines and is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc with a higher percentage of Merlot. The grand vin: Château Grand Puy Lacoste is intense and fruity with a lot of character. It is a high-quality wine meant for long aging (8 to 20 years in cellar and more).

The outstanding vintages are undoubtedly the 1947 vintage, Château Grand-Puy Lacoste 1949, the 1959, 1970, and Grand-Puy Lacoste 1982 vintages. Finally, Grand-Puy Lacoste 1986, Grand-Puy Lacoste 1990, and the 1994 and 2009 vintages are excellent.

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At the end of the 1970s, this grand cru from Pauillac was taken over by Jean-Eugène Borie, the owner of Ducru-Beaucaillou, who entrusted the reins to his son François-Xavier. Since then, the estate has continuously gained in finesse and could easily be considered a good fourth growth or even a third growth.

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