Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac 2017 75cl

This is Pauillac doing what Pauillac does best, dark fruit, cedar, and that unmistakable Cabernet backbone that feels both polished and powerful.

• Appearance: Deep ruby with a darker core, clean and glossy in the glass.
• Nose: Blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, graphite, and a hint of dried herbs and tobacco.
• Taste: Ripe cassis and dark cherry up front, then savoury notes (cedar, pencil shavings, cocoa) with bright acidity keeping it focused.
• Tannins, sweetness, alcohol: Dry, with firm, grippy tannins and a confident warmth that stays in balance.
• Body: Full-bodied, structured, and layered, this is a sit-up-straight kind of red wine.
• Finish: Long and savoury, with dark fruit fading into cedar, spice, and a lingering mineral bite.

The 2017 vintage is a great pick if you like your Bordeaux with definition, plenty of flavour, and structure that keeps unfolding as you sip. It’s complex without being confusing, you get fruit, spice, and those classic Pauillac savoury cues all in one pour.

If you’re building a wine rack, this is the kind of French red wine you’ll be happy to have on hand when someone says, “Open something serious.” It’s also a great way to understand why people get obsessed with Pauillac, the balance of power and restraint is the whole point.

Fun Fact: Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste sits on one of Pauillac’s highest points, and its name comes from “puy”, a local word for a small hill.