Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2025

Tasting notes and characteristics of Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2025

Tasting

Nose

The bouquet reveals a beautiful aromatic complexity, marked by a core of blackcurrant and plum, subtly enhanced by floral notes of iris and hibiscus. A mineral touch with ferrous accents elegantly underlines the identity of its terroir.

Palate

This wine proves to be both deep and remarkably precise. Its broad, structured architecture rests on tannins of great finesse. The whole displays remarkable elegance, supported by a beautiful freshness and a mineral tension that lengthens the finish.

Food and wine pairings

This great red wine pairs wonderfully with rich and flavourful meat dishes. It will perfectly enhance roast beef, beef Wellington or game preparations such as venison.

The elegance and depth of a Pauillac wine crafted by Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

The estate

Located in the heart of the Pauillac appellation, on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, the Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste took its current form in 1855, although it was originally built in the 16th century. The wine estate was shaped by Raymond Dupin's stewardship from 1930 to 1978. He then handed over the property to the Borie family in 1978, who have carried out numerous renovations ever since. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is today one of the most representative crus of the Pauillac appellation.

The vineyard

The exceptional terroir of this Pauillac estate lies on deep gravel mounds resting on a limestone bedrock, providing perfect drainage and excellent heat retention. The vineyard stretches over 63 hectares of vines in a single block surrounding the estate building. The vines, averaging over 40 years old, are planted at a high density of 9,000 vines per hectare. Committed to an eco-responsible approach, the property has been HVE certified since 2019, integrating agroecology and vitipastoralism. An adjoining forest park contributes to biodiversity, bringing shade, balance and freshness to the plots.

The wine

2025 marks the first vintage produced in the estate's new vat room. To mark the occasion, the bottles feature a special design, a silkscreen print celebrating this new chapter for the property.

The vintage

The 2025 vintage was marked by great precocity. Following a mild and relatively dry winter, budburst took place uniformly from late March. The spring, spared from humidity, ensured an excellent sanitary state and allowed for an ideal flowering starting on 19 May. The summer proved hot and dry, leading to a rapid veraison on 15 July, with the vineyard fully coloured by the end of the month. A few welcome rains from 29 August onwards reshaped the end of the season before manual harvesting took place from 4 to 18 September. Yields reached 30 hl/ha.

Vinification and ageing

To bring out the best in Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2025, the estate commissioned a brand-new semi-buried gravity-fed vat room. This modern facility, equipped with 24 glycol-thermoregulated stainless steel vats, allows for highly precise plot-by-plot vinification while working entirely by gravity. Ergonomics, energy performance, safety with fermentation CO₂ capture and natural thermal regulation have all been optimised. The wine then benefits from careful ageing in French oak barrels.

Grape varieties

76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot.