1996 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Organic the kind of gentleman's claret

the kind of gentleman's claret that should grace a dinner table

This wine is always released with age to allow more complexity and softer tannins

At her Valcerasa estate 800 metres above sea level in Crucimonaci

Daniele Venica signed a preliminary purchase agreement for a farmhouse in Cerò

1996 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Organic the kind of gentleman's claret"The 1996 Grand Puy Lacoste, now at 20 years old, has a very typical bouquet for this estate: correct, linear, well defined, conservative but intense, with pencil shavings, cedar and a subtle balsam aroma. The palate is medium bodied with a firm structure and well judged acidity that lends this 1996 impressive focus. It is totally and unashamedly classic in style, austere compared to other Pauillacs from this vintage, the kind of gentleman's claret