Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2025 Pauillac 5e Grand Cru Classé - OWC6
- Eerste jaar in de nieuwe vatenkelder: vernieuwd klassiek, precies en elegant
- "an evolution that appears to reinforce the wine’s precision and coherence" - Wine Advocate (95-97 punten)
- "It's up there with the top vintages of this cuvée, and it doesn't get more Pauillac than this."- Jeb Dunnuck (94-96 punten)
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De meest indrukwekkende GPL in recente geschiedenis
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- DruivenrasMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
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"Excellent GPL" - James Suckling (96-97 punten)
Klassieke structuur en ingetogen kracht
In een tijdperk van grote (buitenlandse) investeerders in de wijnwereld, blijft GPL een trouw familiebedrijf met eigen koers. Sinds de classificatie van 1855 heeft de familie Borie altijd zijn eigen wijngaarden behouden. Het is nog steeds een aaneengesloten blok rond het château; opvallend glooiend voor de verder nagenoeg vlakke Médoc. De wijngaarden liggen grotendeels op het Grand-Puy-plateau (een van de beste van Pauillac), met diep Günz-grindbodem met veel oude stokken Cabernet Sauvignon. Dat maakt GPL een van de meest archetypische Pauillacs, met klassieke structuur en ingetogen kracht.
Mijlpaal 2025
Met vintage 2025 viert de familie een belangrijke mijlpaal: het is de eerste jaargang die volledig werd gevinifieerd in de nieuwe zwaartekrachtkelder. Om dat te vieren wordt de wijn uitgegeven in een exclusieve zwarte jubileumfles. Het effect van de nieuwe kelder op de wijn is subtiel, maar duidelijk zichtbaar. Wine Advocate merkt op dat de stijl nu nog meer draait om detail en controle. De tannines zijn beter geïntegreerd, het fruit helderder en de wijn behoudt tegelijkertijd zijn klassieke, rijpwaardige profiel. Ze noemen het "An evolution that appears to reinforce the wine’s precision and coherence".
Kort gezegd: de wijn is herkenbaar GPL, maar lijkt dit jaar nog scherper afgelijnd en verfijnder. Het is de meest indrukwekkende GPL die wij in recente jaren proefden.
In het glas
De blend bestaat uit 76% cabernet sauvignon en 24% merlot, een hoog aandeel cabernet dat perfect aansluit bij het karakter van 2025. Cassis, grafiet, cederhout, potloodslijpsel en munt vormen samen een bijna schoolboekachtige Pauillac-neus. Jeb Dunnuck vat het kernachtig samen: "It's up there with the top vintages of this cuvée, and it doesn't get more Pauillac than this."
Opvallend is vooral de balans. Ondanks de warme en droge omstandigheden blijft de wijn energiek en verfijnd. Decanter spreekt over een wijn waarin "the terroir really shines", terwijl Wine Advocate benadrukt dat Grand-Puy-Lacoste bewust kiest voor balans en typiciteit boven pure kracht. Zoals Neal Martin concludeert: "This is a complete Pauillac that is going to give immense pleasure."
Falstaff
97 punten
Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Fresh, ripe heart cherries, a hint of cassis and blackberry confit, a hint of mandarin zest, red berry nuances underneath, floral touch. Juicy, lively, red forest berry confit, fine tannins, mineral-salty, an elegant, well adhering food companion, delicate and long lasting.
James Suckling
96-97 punten
Excellent GPL, medium- to full-bodied with a great expression of dark fruit that is evenly distributed. It’s fresh and precise with grainy, integrated tannins that should only integrate more. A blend of 76% cabernet sauvignon and 24% merlot.
Wine Advocate
95-97 punten
The 2025 Grand-Puy-Lacoste reveals a classic, refined bouquet of cassis, dark berries, cedar and lead pencil, with discreet floral nuances. Medium- to full-bodied, structured and precise, it’s built around a well-defined core of fruit framed by finely grained, youthful, filigreed tannins with a tensile profile. Less demonstrative than some of its peers in Pauillac, it privileges balance and typicity over sheer power, concluding with a long, elegant and mineral finish. Produced from a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, this is the first vintage vinified in the estate’s new gravity-fed cellar, enabling more precise parcel selection-an evolution that appears to reinforce the wine’s precision and coherence.
The Wine Cellar Insider
95-97 punten
This textbook Pauillac opens with aromas of cassis, flowers, blackberries, tobacco, and a lead pencil. The palate is lifted, powerful, juicy, and chewy. The wine is long, fresh, and creamy, and, most importantly, packed with round fruit and tobacco leaves that linger. This is a modern, classically styled vintage. The wine is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon with 24% Merlot, 13.2% ABV. Picking took place September 4 - September 18. Yields were 30 hectoliters, per hectare. Drink from 2028 - 2060.
Decanter
95 punten
Deep violets and heady blackcurrants on the nose, fresh though, inviting and crystalline - aromatically expressive. Supple and sapid with a real hands-off feeling. Approachable with a clean, clear grip to the fine tannins, mint, cool blueberries, graphite and wet stones. The terroir really shines in the glass. Feels very modern with mouthwatering acidity setting the tone - bright, lively and upfront. Delicious, crunchy and leaves a lasting impression with grip, tension, energy and focus. Maybe a little less dense than usual but more refined. 13%. A yield of 30hl/ha.
Neal Martin, Vinous
94-96 punten
The 2025 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is the first to be made in the new gravity-fed winery. It was picked between September 4 and 18 at 30 hl/ha, much lower than normal, with a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (76%). Matured in 65% new oak, it has a perfumed bouquet with blackberry and raspberry fruit, touches of graphite emerging with aeration, beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy tannins. Definitely one of the most refined GPLs that I have tasted at this stage, very harmonious, complex and engaging. Superb persistence on the finish, this is a complete Pauillac that is going to give immense pleasure.
Jeb Dunnuck
94-96 punten
A Cabernet-dominant blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot from yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare, the 2025 Château Grand Puy Lacoste is gorgeous, with ultra-classic Pauillac aromatics of red and black fruits, lead pencil, graphite, and crushed stone. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has a concentrated, layered mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's up there with the top vintages of this cuvée, and it doesn't get more Pauillac than this.
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
94 punten
Vibrant, in the spirit of the 2025 vintage, cloves, capsicum, blueberry and cassis fruits, plenty of delicious texture, lovely sappy and bright juice, firm tannins, appellation typicity, crayon and mint leaf. First year for the new cellar. 65% new oak for ageing.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
92-94 punten
The 2025 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a relatively fruity, soft wine for the château, notwithstanding the warm, dry year and yields 30 hectoliters per hectare (in line with the appellation, but much less than the norm). This is the first vintage Grand-Puy-Lacoste made in their new cellar, so the more vibrant style is not a total surprise. Even so, there is no question that 2025 opens the door to a new chapter. Stylistically, it is quite different from the wines that have preceded it.
Jancis Robinson
16/20 punten
Fresh, fruity and gourmand but structured so not simple. Some mid-palate sweetness then a bit of length on the finish. Accessible but should hold up.