Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2022

Wineadvocate

A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, the 2022 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a brilliant classic in the making, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, violets and pencil shavings, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated palate that exhibits beautiful structural refinement and purity of fruit. Classy and integrated, it is somewhat reminiscent of a modern-day and less forbiddingly structured version of this estate's brilliant 1982. - WK 04/2023

Vinous

The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste was picked from 7 to 23 September and contains more Merlot due to the high quality of the fruit, matured in 75% new oak. There is 14.2% alcohol. Therefore, this lends this GPL a little more precocity and sensuality compared to other vintages, not cut from the same "classical" cloth as, say, the 2019 or 2020. Underlying this velvety veneer are enticing traits of freshly-rolled tobacco and undergrowth. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-sculpted tannins. Silky smooth in texture, so much so that it belies that backbone underneath. There is a peacock's tail of mineral-rich, quite peppery black fruit on the finish, completing a Pauillac endowed with huge potential. - NM 04/2023

Beck

GPL affiche une belle intensité olfactive, d'entrée. Il révèle bien son terroir avec de la minéralité ainsi que des nuances épicées complétées par de classiques notes de baies rouges que l'on connaît bien de cette propriété. Le vin surprend par son entrée en matière très soyeuse. Il a du corps, de la fraîcheur et des tannins veloutés qui confèrent suffisamment de puissance pour quelques décennies, tandis que la structure acide se charge du tempérament. Elle contribue aussi à plébisciter l'expression fruitée, la fraîcheur et la persistance de la finale. - 04/2023

Suckling

A very structured and rich red with black berry and chocolate. Full-bodied with a solid core of fine tannins and a fresh and muscular finish. Dusty texture. Yet it remains bright and vivid. 3.55 pH. 79% cabernet sauvignon, 21% merlot. - 04/2023