MY TASTING NOTES
26th may 2020
Full of fruit, a bit sweet, concentrated, balanced but this time the wood comes out a lot, much more than in the other 2 tastings that I did before earlier this month. In fact it is a little bit bothering, very prominent, I don’t know why, as the outside temperature today, and the temperature of the bottle are the same and we eat the same kind of food, vegetables, as always. I opened it up for lunch, also having it for dinner and it’s the same, it’s very very woody so I guess something happened perhaps during the bottling or maybe it comes from the cork, or dust or bacteria in the bottle. But it still has a great potential, just surprised that it’s so different from the other bottles and they all come from the same case. 90+? Points
17th may 2020
It’s fantastic, round, dense, a lot of potential but is already today amazing. It’s a pure pleasure to drink it. I think this is a wine that can be drunk now but also in another 20 years. This wine has a little bit of vanilla, and a little bit of wood that comes out. My wife Rose Marie found it to be a trifle young, but I really enjoyed it. 95 points
3rd may 2020
This was the first time I tasted this wine. This is an amazing wine, it has concentration, balance and class. It’s a little bit sweet which I don’t really like but it comes from the natural ripeness of the fruit in this very excellent vintage. It has a length and a very vibrant finish as well a very fine acidity lingering on for more than half a minute in the mouth. Despite this very fruity and concentrated wine, you feel the minerality lingering behind at all times, which gives it a very nice, fresh but impressive concentrated finish. 93 points. Potentially 97 points
JANCIS ROBINSON’S TASTING NOTES
23th of january 2020
Tasted blind. rich and savory, even slightly toasty, immediately appealing nose. Perhaps not the most noble but very flashy. 17.5/20
THE WINE ADVOCATE- ROBERT PARKER’S TASTING NOTES
Taster Lisa Perotti-Brown
30th november 2018
The deep coloured 2016 Grand Puy Lacoste gives up pure kirsch and red and black currants with violet and baking spices. Medium-bodied, firm and grainy, it’s very expressive with good concentration and length. 94+