2019 Château Grand Puy Lacoste

Pauillac, Bordeaux | 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot | 97 NM - 96 WA - 96 LPB

Classic Pauillac doesn’t get much better than this. The 2019 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a wine of stunning purity and poise - a true reflection of its terroir and the steady hand of the Borie family. It opens with a captivating fragrance of blackcurrant jelly, cedar, graphite, and a delicate floral lift of lilacs. On the palate, it’s both deep and refined, offering layers of concentrated fruit wrapped in fine, powdery tannins.

Critics are united in their acclaim: Neal Martin (97pts) calls it “heavenly,” while both William Kelley and Lisa Perrotti-Brown (96pts) highlight its elegance and velvety texture. This is a wine built for the long haul—it will comfortably age until 2060—but there’s so much polish and perfume already that it’s hard to resist now. Pauillac perfection in the making.