2011 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste - Pauillac (750ml)
**Total sleeper- back by popular demand**
One of Pauillac's most consistently undervalued estates — Robert Parker famously declared it "a match for the top names of Pauillac" yet almost always cheaper — run by the Borie family on 55 hectares of deep coarse gravel in one uninterrupted block around the château. 2011 was a challenging vintage in Bordeaux, but Grand-Puy-Lacoste's exceptional terroir shone through. A classic, claret drinker's Pauillac — notes of incense, cassis, wood smoke, and chocolate underpinned by freshness and verve; elegant restraint rather than blockbuster power, with penetrating acidity giving excellent vibrancy and definition. Typically masculine and austere with a crisp, brine-tinged entry, chalky tannins, and strong cedar and graphite notes on the finish — quintessential Pauillac that keeps you on your toes. Now 14 years old and entering its sweet spot. Drink now–2032
One of Pauillac's most consistently undervalued estates — Robert Parker famously declared it "a match for the top names of Pauillac" yet almost always cheaper — run by the Borie family on 55 hectares of deep coarse gravel in one uninterrupted block around the château. 2011 was a challenging vintage in Bordeaux, but Grand-Puy-Lacoste's exceptional terroir shone through. A classic, claret drinker's Pauillac — notes of incense, cassis, wood smoke, and chocolate underpinned by freshness and verve; elegant restraint rather than blockbuster power, with penetrating acidity giving excellent vibrancy and definition. Typically masculine and austere with a crisp, brine-tinged entry, chalky tannins, and strong cedar and graphite notes on the finish — quintessential Pauillac that keeps you on your toes. Now 14 years old and entering its sweet spot. Drink now–2032