2016 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 0,375 l - halbe Flasche - 5eme Cru Classe Pauillac

Decanter.com – 96 pts – JA: *This has a punch of mouthfilling dark cassis fruits and lots of complex tobacco, liquorice and truffle. Layer upon layer of flavour is joined by tight tannins, but with air and life in between. It's young and well balanced, easily equal to the power of a Lynch Bages or a Pichon Baron. I loved it en primeur and love it again here. Consultant is Eric Boissenot, technical director is Christel Spinner.* - 10/2018

Falstaff Magazin - 95pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, mit Edelholznoten unterlegte schwarze Frucht nach Brombeeren und Cassis, ein Hauch von Gewürzen und Orangenzesten. Stoffig, engmaschig, dunkle Beerenfrucht, extraktsüße Nuancen, gut eingebettete, reife Tannine, mineralisch und anhaltend, sicheres Reifepotenzial.* - 05/2017

Vinum Magazin – 19/20pts: *Bereits die Aromatik ist umwerfend, verführerisch, fruchtig blumig;geradliniger Ansatz, dichter Bau, erstklassiges Tannin, grosse Länge auf saftigen, erfrischenden Beerennoten; die absolute Klasse.* - 06/2019

Weinwisser - 18/20pts - GL: *79 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 21 % Merlot, 45 hl/ha. Purpurgranat mit Granatschimmer am Rand. Dichtes, süsses Walderdbeerbouquet, dahinter Himbeermark und Rosenholz sowie Veilchen – alles zusammen vermischt sich zu einem betörenden Parfüm. Am eleganten Gaumen stützendes Tannin, mit viel Frische und roten Johannisbeeren im Rückaroma und ein sehr langes, elegant nachklingendes Finale – was für eine tänzerische Delikatesse! François-Xavier Borie sieht Parallelen zum grandiosen 1996er, aber mit dem Plus an Präzision!*

JancisRobinson.com – 17,5/20pts – JR: *Tasted blind. Rich and savoury, even slightly toasty – immediately appealing nose. Perhaps not the most noble but very flashy.* - 01/2020

JamesSuckling.com - (96-97)pts - JS: *This is all about the finish with a sweet-tobacco, berry and light milk-chocolate character. Full body, very fine tannins and a juicy finish. Love the intensity and finesse at the end. Lots of energy. Could better the exquisite 2014.* - 04/2017
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JamesSuckling.com – 97 pts – JS: *A neoclassical edition of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, this has cedar, graphite, deeply integrated cedar and spicy-oak influence and a very fresh array of ripe blackberries, dark cherries and cassis. The palate is so seamless. It builds beautifully and delivers a long, seamless array of perfectly ripe dark fruit, swathed in fine, firm, ascending layers of tannins. As good as we have seen in recent vintages, this is a star of the vintage. Try from 2024.* - 12/2019

Vinous.com - (93-96)pts - AG: *One of the successes of the vintage, the Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous. Racy, forward and incredibly inviting, the 2016 makes a strong first impression and then never lets up. Sweet red cherry, blood orange, white pepper and floral notes give the wine its brightness and aromatic nuance. Deep, fleshy and utterly exquisite on the palate, yet light on its feet, the 2016 exudes finesse. The flavors are remarkably vivid, but in the end, it is the wine's sublime balance that places it among the highlights of the vintage. Don't miss it!* - 04/2017
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Vinous.com – 95+ pts - AG: *The 2016 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a powerful, exciting wine. That is the good news. But readers are going to have to be patient, as the 2016 shows very little of the upfront appeal that was so evident when it was in barrel. In the glass, the 2016 is sumptuous, vivid and incredibly detailed, with generous super-ripe red fruit and floral notes that develop with time. The wine's concentration and vibrancy lead me to think it will enjoy a very long life. Wow!* - 01/2019

Vinous.com – 97 pts – NM: *The 2016 Grand Puy-Lacoste has a clean, precise bouquet with nicely detailed blackberry, briar and tobacco aromas, touches of mint emerging with time, all utterly charming. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity, conveying a sense of symmetry throughout and leading into a deft, quite persistent finish. This is very classy, and it should age with style. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.* - 08/2020

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 96 pts – JL: *Cedar, tobacco leaf, blackberry, currants, leafy herbs, and underbrush aromatics open the wine. Interestingly, at the moment, the wine is better on the palate with its non-stop layers of concentrated, ripe, sweet, powerful fruits. There is a rustic purity to the fruits which linger and expand in the finish. This could be the finest vintage of Grand Puy Lacoste ever produced. This is a steal for a Pauillac Classified Growth of this quality! Drink from 2028-2060.* - 07/2022