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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, 1998

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
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If you want to understand why people fall for Pauillac, Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the wine to pour, and a back-vintage bottle like this 1998 is a fine way to do it. It's 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, harvested between 24 September and 7 October. The vines grow in a single block of very deep, coarse gravel around the château, on the Grand-Puy plateau just west of the village of Pauillac. The estate itself describes the 1998 as generous, with fine tannins and good fruit. The year carries some family weight too. Jean-Eugène Borie, who bought GPL in 1978 and also ran Ducru-Beaucaillou, died in 1998. By then his son François-Xavier had spent two decades reviving a "sleeping beauty," planting where needed, improving the drainage and changing the trellising. One bit of trivia we love: unusually among the 1855 classified growths, GPL's plots still match the land register of that era. This is classic, serious Pauillac without the trophy-label pretension.

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More about Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Classic Pauillac at its best. The Borie family (of Ducru-Beaucaillou) has run this fifth growth since 1978, with François-Xavier Borie at the helm. Deep gravel over limestone, a high share of Cabernet Sauvignon (often above 80%) and a traditional approach give full-bodied, tannic wines meant for the cellar that taste unmistakably of place. Outperforming its classification for years.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    1998

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Rosemary-roasted leg of lamb, prime rib, or a simple entrecôte bordelaise. Also lovely with duck confit, wild mushroom ragout, or a wedge of aged Comté.

Tasting Profile

Expect classic Pauillac: blackcurrant and cassis, cedar, graphite and a touch of tobacco from the Cabernet-led blend, rounded out by riper plum from the Merlot. It's typically medium- to full-bodied, with firm but fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity. The finish is dry, long and savoury, and with age the style takes on earthier, leathery notes.

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