Wine Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac AOC 2003
Tasting Notes
Wine rich ruby color.
In a concentrated taste of wine felt sweet red fruit and a light shade of raspberry. After standing a moment in the air, the wine takes on a special charm.
The wine has a scent with notes of cherries, smoke, minerals and light notes of rubber.
Wine matches perfectly with beef, roast lamb and veal.
Interesting Facts
Winery Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste is located on a hill Bages, a few kilometers from the town of Pauillac. Chateau has long enjoyed a solid reputation for superb red wines in the style of Bordeaux Pauillac. Farm owned 36 hectares of vineyards, which are grown mainly Cabernet Sauvignon (75%) with a small addition of Merlot (20%) and Cabernet Franc (5%) in soils of gravel lying on a limestone foundation.
The winery has a common part of the name with the neighboring Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse, this is due to the fact that both the chateau had when that one owner and one territory until 1750 part of the land on the hill Grand Puy was sold to Pierre Ducasse, who began to produce their own wine. Extensive reconstruction of old and dilapidated long cellars Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste was completed in 1982, when Xavier Borie, who owns the Chateau in 1978, released his most successful vintage. Bori technique is most possible late harvest, which allows wine with a strong aroma of black currants, without losing their full-bodied and rich taste.
Wine Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2003 is incredibly rich, with a classic Pauillac to taste, with delicate hints of sweet cassis in aroma and taste. This wine has a large margin of exposure, it can be drunk now and store another 25 years, its expected maturity: between now and 2025.
