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).