Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
G P Lacoste
Label Name:
 
Pauillac 5eme Cru
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Pauillac, Médoc (Bordeaux)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.2%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon 79%, Merlot 21%
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
5ème Cru Classé (1855). Vintage 2022 scores: Wine Advocate 95–97, Vinous 96, James Suckling 95–96, Decanter 95–97; recommended drinking window c. 2030s–2040s

Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and blackberry, violet and pencil lead, cedar and dark chocolate; firm ripe tannins, saline minerality and spice, finishing long and graphite-tinged.

Food Pairing
Western: roasted lamb, rib‑eye steak, beef short ribs, game and mature cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ, beef with black pepper sauce, miso-glazed aubergine, char siu.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, destemmed, fermented in temperature-controlled vats, élevage in French oak (c.75% new) for c.16–18 months; Eric Boissenot consultant.

Vineyard Info
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (owned by the Borie family since 1978). 90 ha property on deep gravel soils; classified 5ème Cru Classé (1855).