Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Date of harvest

1st to 14th of October 2001

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Blend

70% Cabernet Sauvignon - 28% Merlot - 2% Cabernet Franc

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Tasting notes

This vintage presents an intense ruby red colour. On the nose, it is very tempting, powerful with blackcurrant aromas, notes of cherry jam, black fruits raised of liquorice and spices, the all combined with the freshness of the ripe grapes. In the mouth, we discover a wine with a race shape with strong notes of spices and black fruits and with a very long length. The wine is perfectly ripe with full-bodied tannins but voluptuous and with a great balance. This wine offers the beautiful expression of the terroir of this very typical Pauillac wine.

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Total vineyard surface

90 hectares around the Château

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Vineyard surface under production

55 hectares in one block around the Château

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Average age of the vines

38 years

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Soil - Terroir

Very deep coarse gravel

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Vineyard grape varieties

75% Cabernet Sauvignon - 20% Merlot - 5% Cabernet Franc

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Density of planting

10 000 vines/hectares

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Rootstock

Riparia gloire & 101.14

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Growing of the vines

Mechanical ploughing of the soil Viticulture practices: Spraying kept to the absolute effective minimum

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Harvest

Exclusively hand picked

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Grape sorting

Two successive selections before and after the de-stemming process

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Vinification

A long period of maceration (about 3 weeks)

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Ageing

In French oak barrels (70% new barrels each vintage) for between 16 to 18 months depending on the vintage.

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Owner

M. François-Xavier BORIE

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Cellar Master

M. Philippe GOUZE

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Vineyard Manager

M. Marc DUVOCELLE

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Consultant oenologist

MM. Jacques & Eric BOISSENOT

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Public relation

Miss Emeline BORIE

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