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Product Highlights
Our 2021 vintage, pure merlot, presents red fruit notes and also floral, airier notes that evoke violets and irises. The wine, built on balance and elegance, is rounded but not overpowering. It opens with a smooth attack and continues with a beautiful mid-palate.
— Winemaker's notes
— Winemaker's notes
Expert Reviews
Pure and fresh, with a mix of damson plum and red cherry notes laced with sandalwood, red tea and sanguine accents. Shows a lively savory streak, which adds energy to this relatively understated style. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2035. 10,000 cases made.
— 92 Points Wine Spectator, April 30, 2024
The 2021 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is one of the vintage's successes, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis and raspberries mingled with notions of violets, rose petals, pencil shavings and cigar wrapper. Medium to full-bodied, with a deep, layered core of pure fruit framed by ripe acids and sweet tannins, its suave, charming profile means that it will offer a broad drinking window. A slightly lower percentage of new oak, with lighter toasts, is reflected in better barrel integration out of the gates.
— 94 Points Wine Advocate, February 8, 2024
A refined, classic Pauillac with cassis, pencil shavings, ash and cherries. Juicy and really fine on the palate with silky tannins unwound into a layered, long finish. A refined, elegant interpretation that does not fall short on intensity. Real finesse here. Already delicious, but can hold, too.
— 95 PointsJamesSuckling, December 7, 2023
