By James Suckling
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac
Score: 93
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2011
Date: February 19th, 2014
The licorice, tar and spice character with dried fruits and currants impresses me. Full body with firm tannins and a chewy finish. This is even better now than from barrel. Better in 2019.

By Wine Enthusiast
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2011 Pauillac
Points: 92
Price; $105
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Appellation: Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Winery: Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Bottle Size: 750.00ml
Category: Red
Importer: Domaines François-Xavier Borie
Date Published: 2/1/2014
Reflecting the fruity, forward style of the vintage, this wine is packed with ripe black currants. There is a strong Cabernet character - it’s dry initially, then followed by juiciness. It’s a concentrated wine, although not for long-term aging. Drink from 2017.

By Wine Spectator
CHÂTEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE Pauillac 2011
Score: 91
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Issue: Mar 31, 2014
Shows purity and focus, with a core of bitter plum, cassis and lightly singed vanilla notes leading to a silky, relatively unadorned finish that glides along. Flickers of cedar and iron should emerge with cellaring. Best from 2015 through 2025. -JM

By Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2011 Grand-Puy-Lacoste
A Bordeaux Blend Dry Red Table wine from France, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Review by Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Wine Advocate # 212 (Apr 2014)
Rating: 91
Drink 2014 - 2029
The dense ruby/purple-colored 2011 Grand Puy Lacoste exhibits a charming, open-knit bouquet of red and black fruits. It is a savory, medium-bodied, flavorful, well-endowed Pauillac from Xavier Borie that can be enjoyed over the next 10-15+ years.

By Antonio Galloni's Vinous Media
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2011 Pauillac
Points: 90+
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Grape/Blend: Bordeaux Blend
Good full ruby. Fresh aromas of raspberry, cola, cinnamon, smoke and graphite. At once silky and juicy, offering good intensity and a light touch to the smoky dark berry and graphite flavors. Nicely penetrating wine with lovely vinosity and spicy, fruity persistence. Boasts lovely texture and balance, offering plenty of early appeal but with the stuffing to age and improve another ten years. This strikes me as one of the most successful Left Bank wines in 2011. Ian D'Agata, July 2014

 

By Jancis Robinson
Ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2011 Pauillac
Appellation: Pauillac 
Date Tasted: 3 Nov 2015
Score: 16/20
Drink: 2018-2030
Tasted blind. Some intensity and aroma. Very severe. Tannins only just mastered.

 

By Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Pauillac 2011

Technical Details
Harvest: 15th to 29th of September 2011
Vineyard: 90 hectares around the Château. 55 hectares in one block around the Château
Average Age of the Vines: 38 years old
Soil: Very deep coarse gravel
Grape Varieties: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Density of Planting: 10,000 vines/hectares
Growing of the vines: Mechanical ploughing of the soil
Viticulture Practices: Spraying kept to the absolute effective minimum
Harvest: Exclusively hand picked
Sorting: Two successive selections before and after the de-stemming process
Vinification: A long period of maceration (about 3 weeks)
Ageing: In French oak barrels (75% new barrels each vintage) for between 16 to 18 months depending on the vintage.
Owner: M. François-Xavier Borie
Cellar Master: M. Philippe Gouze
Vineyard Manager: M. Marc Duvocelle
Consultant Oenologist: MM. Jacques & Eric Boissenot

Tasting Notes
Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2011 owes its structure and style, yet again, to a significant majority of Cabernet Sauvignon which reflects the richness and potential of our terroir. Its color is a deep and intense red. The bouquet releases the typical aromas of black fruits and blackcurrant with added spices. The attack on the palate is pronounced, showing a structure that is both elegant and balanced. All together the wine allies finesse, freshness and persistence. We find this wine very much in the idiom of the fine vintages of Grand-Puy-Lacoste where elegance aligns with tannins which are both ripe and suave.
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