12 bottles per lot
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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste--Vintage 1996
Pauillac, 5me cru classé
In original wooden case
Tasting note: This is unquestionably a profound Grand-Puy-Lacoste, but it is excruciatingly backward. It reveals an essence of creme de cassis character which sets it apart from other Pauillacs. The wine is displaying plenty of tannin, huge body, and sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals and subtle oak. Massive, extremely structured, and with 25-30 or more years of longevity, this immensely-styled Grand-Puy-Lacoste will require 7-8 years of patience, perhaps longer. A superb, classic Pauillac. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2030.
Robert Parker. Wine Advocate 122, April 1999.
See also Lots 72 to 77 and 164.
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 5me cru classé
In original wooden case
Tasting note: This is unquestionably a profound Grand-Puy-Lacoste, but it is excruciatingly backward. It reveals an essence of creme de cassis character which sets it apart from other Pauillacs. The wine is displaying plenty of tannin, huge body, and sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals and subtle oak. Massive, extremely structured, and with 25-30 or more years of longevity, this immensely-styled Grand-Puy-Lacoste will require 7-8 years of patience, perhaps longer. A superb, classic Pauillac. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2030.
Robert Parker. Wine Advocate 122, April 1999.
See also Lots 72 to 77 and 164.
12 bottles per lot
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