Chateau Grand-Puy Lacoste 2002
5eme grand cru classé de Pauillac
Cellaring : Drink now.
Wine Tasting : A herbaceous, spicy, redcurrant and plum flavoured wine/ On the palate, it has notes of green tea mixed with cherries and some faded redcurrants. It is a pleasant Grand-Puy-Lacoste.
Cellaring : Wine at maturity. To drink or to collect.
Blend : 75% Cabernet Sauvignon - 22% Merlot - 3% Cabernet Franc
Total surface area of the estate: 90 hectares around the château
Vineyard in production : 55 hectares in one piece
Average age of the vineyard: 38 years
Terroir : Deep gravel on very hilly terrain (hillocks)
Grape variety : 75% Cabernet Sauvignon - 20% Merlot - 5% Cabernet Franc
Plantation density : 10 000 vines/hectare
Vineyard management: exclusively mechanical tillage: ploughing. Vineyard treatment using the "lutte raisonnée" method
Harvesting : exclusively by hand
Sorting of the grapes : Double sorting on a vibrating table before and after destemming
Vinification : Long vatting period (about 3 weeks)
Maturing : In French oak barrels (fine grain) of which 55% is new wood for 16 to 18 months depending on the vintage.
Data sheet
| Recoverable VAT | No |
|---|---|
| Colour | Red |
| Format | Bottle (75cl) |
| Vintage | 2002 |
| Volume | 12,50 % vol - 75 cl |
| Appellation | Pauillac |
| Level | Base Neck |
| Label | Slightly damaged |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| 1855 Rankings | 5th Grands Crus Ranked |
| Châteaux bordeaux | Grand Puy Lacoste |
| Prix | From 50 to 80 € |
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