2017 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste

94 POINTS

Jane Anson - Decanter Magazine

These guys often over-deliver in challenging years, and have done so yet again. As you would expect in a vintage that has produced such an excellent Lacoste Borie, this GPL is exceptional, a real success that's juicy and carefully extracted. It has weight and impact, with a Pauillac tannic hold and presence. It's one of my wines of the vintage, and a must buy. The balanced, sculpted, juicy black fruits fully deliver personality and signature style. Harvested 15-29 September, yielding 45hl/ha. 80% new oak.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

Aromas of fresh raspberries with some lemon peel and fresh herbs follow through to a full to medium body. Fresh herbs and graphite highlight the wine. Chewy finish. Needs time to soften. Better after 2022.

92 POINTS

Wine Spectator

A taut and minerally version, defined by a chalky underpinning that harnesses the core of damson plum, bitter cherry and red currant fruit. Streaks of cedar, chestnut and bay leaf mark the finish. Shows the austere, iron-driven side of Pauillac. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2023 through 2038. 10,000 cases made.

92 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff Magazine

Deep dark ruby colour, with purple reflections, and a delicate bright trim. It is relatively closed on the nose, with a spicy red berry aroma, and nuances of green tea, vervaine and tree resin. It has a soft and comparatively generous opening on the palate, and has a powerful body, with a mild acidity, very fine tannins, and is quite silky and fresh, polished and long lasting, with plenty of juice and a slightly salty background.

91 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

This is a stylish wine that displays plenty of black currant fruit framed by fine tannins. Medium bodied, the it has a juicy core that is already attractive, but for best enjoyment, drink from 2023.

Wine Spectator

This is crunchy and lively, offering a bright herbaceous note mixed in with red and black currant fruit. There's good iron-driven cut on the finish. A bit backward, but the pieces are there for a textbook, mineral-driven Pauillac.