

Why this vintage
- 95-97 from Wine AdvocateBarrel-sample tasting range. And 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2025 vintage in PauillacA dry, bright summer, tempered by cool nights, gave pure, balanced wines, more classic than sun-drenched.
Critic scores
- Wine Advocate95-97
- James Suckling96-97
- Vinous94-96
- Jeb Dunnuck94-96
- Decanter95
The 2025 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 94/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A dry, bright summer, tempered by cool nights, gave pure, balanced wines, more classic than sun-drenched.
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
Le Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2025 est une nouvelle fois marqué par une très belle proportion de cabernet sauvignon (76%) qui s’inscrit dans la lignée des très grands millésimes de la propriété, alliant profondeur, précision et élégance. La bouche, ample et structurée, dévoile des tanins fins et une belle fraîcheur, signature du terroir. Un vin racé, complet et harmonieux, fidèle au style du château.
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Blend of the 2025 vintage
- 76 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 24 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2025 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 2025 sheet
- 30 hl/haYield
- 40 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Le cuvier gravitaire, mis en service pour ces vendanges 2025, constitue l’un de nos projets les plus structurants des 10 dernières années. Mûri depuis 2016, le chantier démarre en octobre 2023, il incarne une vision : progresser sans rompre avec l’esprit du lieu.
Pensé pour s’intégrer à l’architecture du domaine, le bâtiment est semi-enterré, favorisant le travail par gravité et la régulation thermique naturelle.
Le cuvier comprend 24 cuves inox, permettant une lecture parcellaire plus fine, avec des volumes adaptés (99 hl et 76 hl) associé à une thermorégulation glycolée. L’ensemble a été conçu dans une logique pragmatique d’excellence opérationnelle : ergonomie, sécurité (captation du CO₂ fermentaire), performance énergétique, optimisation des flux de vendange et du travail quotidien.
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Ageing
16 à 18 mois en barriques de chêne (1/3 en barriques d’1 an, 2/3 en barriques neuves)
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Terroir
Grand-Puy-Lacoste enjoys an exceptional terroir. The soil is made up of gravels, that is to say alluvial stones that provide excellent drainage. The distinctive character of the Médoc soil is part of a history going back two million years, for the gravels are geological witnesses of the Quaternary era. These stones, brought down from the Pyrenees and carried by the Garonne, were deposited over time on the banks of the Gironde, its estuary. Today the layers, of varying depth, are made up of gravel mixed with sand and a little clay. This gravelly soil has the advantage of retaining heat and returning it to the vine at night, which eliminates excessive temperature swings and encourages the harmonious ripening of the bunches.
An offer on Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2025
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Texts and documents 2025
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For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots, lifestyle photos. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 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.