Klassifiziering | Cinquième Cru Classé |
Typ | Rotwein |
Marke | Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste |
Jahrgang | 1970 |
Land | Frankreich |
Region | Bordeaux, Pauillac |
Traube | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend |
Inhalt | 0,75 |
Zustand | Top shoulder |
Label | Leicht beschädigt, Leicht Verschmutzt |
Vorrat | 0 |
One of the few wines that was not purchased in the early 1970s (I made a trade - and a good one, for this bottle), this deep, dark ruby-colored wine exhibits good liveliness in its color. The wine reveals the classic cassis, mineral, weedy tobacco, spicy nose of a top Pauillac. Full-bodied, concentrated, and close to full maturity, it is a flavorful, expansive, chewy wine. Although it has been distressingly inconsistent in previous tastings, I am convinced the off bottles had been cooked - undoubtedly by exposure to high temperatures. In this tasting, it was a delicious, outstanding example of the vintage that should continue to drink well for another decade.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 17/20 points.