Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a historic estate in Bordeaux and Fifth Growth from the village of Pauillac now owned by the Borie family. As always in Bordeaux, terroir is location, location, location. With neighbours including Chateau Pontet Canet and Chateau Lynch Bages, this chateau is highly regarded and often represents outstanding value.

Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2018 is from a series of great vintages. The blend has a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon (78%) whose character and charm so perfectly express the richness and quality of this distinguished terroir. This wine is deep magenta, intense and brilliant. The bouquet reveals aromas of ripe black fruits and liquorice, underlining the grapes' perfect maturity, whilst keeping a pretty freshness and good minerality. On the palate, the attack is precise, very dense and complex. This 2018 has a very fine balance combining power, elegance and complexity. It has a long, very aromatic and tannic finish, the whole emphasizing the great ageing potential of this wine. This vintage is no doubt one of the great success stories of the chateau.