2015 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac 5eme Grand Cru ClasseThe promising, strong garnet colour with violet highlights is confirmed by the bouquet and the palate. A fine wine, complex and delightfully voluptuous on the palate, with a substance that promises a long ageing capacity, and a remarkable balance between strength and harmony. The finish is dense and complex.

and the finish is remarkable and pleasing

Medium to full bodied with bold tannins and a rounded finish

A full fruity wine with spicy notes ideally matched to rustic food dishes

Nice mineral length

the palate is concentrated and generous with an abundance of layered ripe fruit and harmoniously integrated oak

matured in 20% new oak

The Brut Réserve is a blend in equal parts of the three champenois grape varieties: pinot noir

ripe tannins

bramble leaves

before bottling

coffee and chocolate on the nose

tobacco and graphite nuances