By Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
2017 Pauillac

Wine Details
Grape Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot
Date of Harvest: September 15th to 29th, 2017
Owner: M. Francois-Xavier Borie
Consultant Oenologist: M. Eric Boissonet
Second Wine: Lacoste Borie

Tasting Notes
The assemblage of Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2017 is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon (80%), permitting our terroir to express the character and charm of our splendid Cabernets. The wine is a deep, bright, ruby color. The bouquet releases scents of ripe red fruit, violets, and spices with an attractive, fresh minerality that complements it. The attack is precise, clean, and long on the palate, with its ripe and melted tannins. Overall, this is a wine of great balance, allying charm, elegance, and freshness; it is aromatic, with an aftertaste of considerable purity. This 2017 breaks the mold of vintages ending in "7" as it demonstrates the richness of expression of the wonderful terroir of Pauillac, combining balance, refined fruit, and ripe tannins.

Vineyard Details
Vineyard Surface: 90 hectares around the Chateau
Production Area: 58 hectares in one block around the Chateau
Average Vine Age: 38 years old
Terroir: Very deep, coarse gravel
Plant Density: 10,000 vines per hectare
Rootstock: Riparia gloire and 101.14
Practices: Mechanical plowing of the soil, with spraying kept to an absolute effective minimum

Winemaking Details
Harvest: Exclusively hand picked
Sorting: Two successive selections before and after the de-stemming process
Vinification: A long period of maceration (about three weeks)
Aging: In French barrels (75% new barrels each vintage) for between 16 to 18 months, depending on the vintage
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CHATEAU GRAND-PUY LACOSTE Pauillac 2017
Rating: 94
Drink: 2023-2040
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Pauillac
Editor: J. D'Angelo
Issue: January, 2020
The 2017 Grand-Puy Lacoste is an absolutely magnificent showing and a highlight from the appellation in this vintage. Composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, this opens up to gorgeous aromatics of black and red currants along with tobacco, spices, graphite, herbs and hints of earthy nuances. On the palate this medium-boded red is well-structured and beautifully balanced with lovely underlying acidity driving the wine through the finish. Overall, this is a gorgeous wine and should continue to drink beautifully as it continues to evolve over the course of the next decade and beyond.

2017 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Pauillac)
Points: 93
Classic, and classy with a refreshing, mint-leaf edge to the crisp, chewy, sweet, vibrant red fruits on the nose, and on the medium-bodied, energetic, crunchy palate. Drink from 2025-2045.
Tasted Oct 4, 2023

Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, 5eme Cru Classe, 2017
Tasted by: Georgina Hindle, Vincenzo Arnese, Andy Howard MW (at London, 24 Feb 2022)
Part of Medoc grand cru classe 2017: panel tasting results
Points: 93
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2045
Producer: Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Vintage: 2017
Wine Type: Still 
Colour: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Pauillac
Sweetness: Dry 
Closure: Cork
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: [...] 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot
Expressive and concentrated on the nose, showing cocoa-dusted blackcurrants, and vibrant vegetal notes. Powerful, rich and concentrated, with firm tannins and a long minty finish.

CHATEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE PAUILLAC 2017
Friday, January 10, 2020
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2017
Score: 93
Aromas of fresh raspberries with some lemon peel and fresh herbs follow through to a full to medium body. Fresh herbs and graphite highlight the wine. Chewy finish. Needs time to soften. Better after 2022.

Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 2017
Score: 92
Wine Type and Color: Red Still
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Other Grapes: Merlot
Issue: March 31, 2020
Region: France / Bordeaux / Pauillac
A taut and minerally version, defined by a chalky underpinning that harnesses the core of damson plum, bitter cherry and red currant fruit. Streaks of cedar, chestnut and bay leaf mark the finish. Shows the austere, iron-driven side of Pauillac. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2023 through 2038.

2017 Grand Puy Lacoste
Producer: Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Place of Origin: France, Bordeaux
Color: Red
Grape/Blend: Bordeaux Blend
Rating: 91+
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2037
From: 2017 Bordeaux - Mirror, Mirror on The Wall... (Mar 2020)
The 2017 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is pretty and gracious, but it is also a little light in feel. There is good energy to the 2017, and plenty of Cabernet Sauvignon character. Today, the 2017 comes across as a bit austere and not especially charming. Let's see what happens with some time in bottle. 
By: Antonio Galloni on December 2019

Chateau Grand-Puy Lacoste 2017 Pauillac
From: Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Rating: 91
Winery: Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Region: Bordeaux
Alcohol: 13.5%
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Wine Type: Red
Bottle Size: 750ml
Issue Date: 3/1/2020
This is a stylish wine that displays plenty of black currant fruit framed by fine tannins. Medium bodied, the it has a juicy core that is already attractive, but for best enjoyment, drink from 2023.
Reviewed by: Roger Voss

2017 Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Rating: 90
Producer: Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Wine Region: France, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Variety: Proprietary blend
Color/Type/Dry: Red/Table/Dry
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Drink Date: 2020 - 2030
Composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, the 2017 Grand-Puy-Lacoste was aged in French oak barriques, 75% new. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it opens with notes of fresh black raspberries, kirsch and crushed black and red currants with hints of spice box, fragrant soil and potpourri. Medium-bodied, the palate is frisky and fresh with a moderate level of approachable, soft tannins and compelling restraint on the finish.
Published: Mar 16, 2020

2017 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Producer: Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Location: France, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Color: Red
Rating: 89-92
Tasting Date: 4/23/2018
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck    
Source: 2017 Bordeaux: A Good Yet Irregular Vintage
The 2017 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste is an 80/20 split of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot [...]. This medium-bodied, fresh, lightly textured 2017 is a perfect example of the vintage with its charming, ripe, yet more mid-weight style. Classic Pauillac cassis, lead pencil, leafy herbs, and gravelly minerality all emerge from the glass. It's going to benefit from just short-term cellaring and keep for a decade or more.

Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2017 Pauillac
Producer: Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Appellation: Pauillac
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Colour: Red
Score: 17.5/20
When to Drink: 2028 - 2045
Published On: 5 Oct 2021
Date Tasted: 16 Sep 2021
Reviewer: Tom Parker MW
Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Deep liquorice and black fruit on a cool, brooding nose. This follows on the palate, which shows a prominent cedar note and intense, fresh black-fruit character. The tannins are rich and muscular but well defined. Tightly wound and full of potential, this is graceful and structured with a savoury, long finish. (TP)