Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, France 2012 Chateau Valandraud Red with ripe red fruit

Red with ripe red fruit and black fruit aromas

From organically and biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification

36 hectares planted in 1993 that they only bottle separately in exceptional years

Perfumed and very pretty with currant and black-tea character

this focused red delivers plenty of black cherry

Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, France 2012 Chateau Valandraud Red with ripe red fruitWell built, with a charcoal frame that melds nicely with steeped currant, blackberry paste and dark plum fruit flavors. The long finish is riveted to a graphite underpinning. Remarkably dense, but without the austere twinge of the vintage. 93 Pts Wine Spectator