Tasting Notes
Vinous 90
Good red-ruby color. Very ripe aromas of redcurrant and smoke. Dense and sweet but a tad rustic, with flavors of roasted dark fruits, chocolate and menthol. Offers a smooth texture, ripe acidity and sneaky length, but could use more precision of flavor and thrust.
Robert Parker 88
An atypically superficial effort from one of my favorite Pauillacs, the 2003 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is very good, but it does not stand up to some of the finest northern Medoc offerings. A deep ruby/purple-tinged color is followed by a moderately intense bouquet of black currants and underbrush. It hits the palate with good fruit and medium body, but tails off in the finish. It is an elegant, lighter-styled example of this generally high-class performer. It can be consumed over the next 10-12 years.
Anticipated maturity: 2006-2018
JancisRobinson.com 15.5
Mid bricky garnet. Ripe dried-fruit aroma, with S Rhône spice. But a bit hollow in the middle and drying on the finish. (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2010-2014