Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | G P Lacoste |
Label Name: | Pauillac 5eme Cru |
Vintage: | 2003 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
Acidity: | 2 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
5ème Cru Classé (1855). Selected critic scores for the 2003 vintage: Wine Spectator 92, Decanter 92, James Suckling 91, Vinous/Neal Martin 91, Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) 88, Jancis Robinson 17/20
Tasting Note
Ripe blackcurrant and blackberry with cedar, tobacco, graphite and spicy oak. Full-bodied and plush with fine-grained tannins, balanced acidity and a long mineral-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheddar or Comté. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu, beef rendang, moderately spicy mapo tofu.
Production Method
Traditional Bordeaux vinification: destemmed, fermented in temperature-controlled vats, blended and matured 12–18 months in French oak barrels (≈70% new).
Vineyard Info
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a 5ème Cru Classé in Pauillac owned by the Borie family; ~55 ha of gravel soils producing a Cabernet-led Grand Vin and second wine Lacoste-Borie.