Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac

Tasting notes: The 2014 blend for Grand Puy Lacoste has once again a large proportion of cabernet sauvignon (82%) proving once more the potential of this vineyard to really express all the best characteristics and charm of the cabernet grapes. This wine has an impressive intense ruby red colour. The nose expresses ripe concentrated black fruits blueberries and blackcurrant liqueur typically Grand-Puy-Lacoste with a slight spicy peppery note. On the palate the first impressions are of density and great precision carrying on with ripe tannins powerful and elegant. This 2014 possesses a beautiful balance and freshness with a long finish and an intense note of cocoa. We find in this wine the framework of the great vintages of Grand-Puy-Lacoste where the richness and complexity of the terroir combine with the refined fruit and ripe tannins which are perfectly expressed. Growing of the vines: Mechanical ploughing of the soil Viticulture practices: Spraying kept to the absolute ef