Why this vintage
- 96-97 from James SucklingBarrel-sample tasting range. And 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2020 vintage in PauillacAn early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Critic scores
- James Suckling96-97
- Vinous97
- Wine Spectator96
- Jeb Dunnuck92-95
- Decanter95
- Wine Advocate94
The 2020 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 94/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: An early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pauillac. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
The assemblage, blend, of Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2020 is again largely Cabernet Sauvignon, 76%, and demonstrates the ability of our terroir to express the character and charm of great Cabernet. Our wine is a deep reddish purple, intense and bright. The bouquet is of ripe black fruit, violets and spices. Complemented by an attractive mineral freshness. On the palate the first impression is of clean, balanced and persistent fruit, carried by its ripe and rounded tannins. The wine is finely knit, combining charm, elegance and freshness, with a long pure finish and pronounced aromatics. Yet again, this fine vintage with its richness and complexity displays the impressive terroir of Grand Puy Lacoste.
Blend of the 2020 vintage
- 76 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 24 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2020 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2020 sheet
- 31 hl/haYield
- 38 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Dates of harvest: September 14th to 26th 2020.
Ageing
In French oak barrels with 75 % of new barrels.
Terroir
Large, deep gravels on strongly undulating relief (croupes).
An offer on Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2020
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Texts and documents 2020
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 28, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.