ParcelWineBuyers from within the EU: VAT payable … Read more CHATEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste was classified as a 5éme Cru Classé estate in the 1855 Classification. Grand-Puy-Lacoste is located a couple of kilometres west of the town of Pauillac and is owned and run by the Borie family. Grand-Puy-Lacoste has 55 hectares of vines (Cabernet Sauvignon 70 Merlot 25 & Cabernet Franc 5 which are located in two croupes of deep gravel over limestone. The average age of vines is around 40 years. The grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and the wine is then matured in oak barriques ( up to 60 new) for 15 to 18 months before being fined with egg whites and bottled. Annual production is about 300,000 bottles and the second wine is called Lacoste-Borie.
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste--Vintage 2000

12 bottles per lot
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Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste--Vintage 2000
Pauillac, 5me cru classé
Tasting Note: Lovely dark velvety core, fairly intense; very fragrant, ripe, very Pauillac Cabernet aroma; medium- dry, firm, loads of fruit and tannin (*****) a long- haul wine, say 2015- 2030 M.B.
12 bottles per lot
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