Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 1981
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste · Bordeaux · Pauillac
LWIN: 1010787
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 1981 sold at auction 4 times in the last five years, at a median of $51 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $36 and $78. The most recent sale was on May 8, 2025. The lowest retail price today is $77, across 46 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$51
4 sales · $36–78 middle half
Lowest retail now
$77
46 retail offers
Last auction sale
May 8
2025
Critic scores
80
Wine Advocate
88
Wine Spectator
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pauillac
- Type
- Red
- Classification
- 5eme Cru Classe
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About Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a Pauillac fifth growth owned by the Borie family since 1978, farms vines on the Grand-Puy plateau, where gravel studded with large white pebbles lies deep over limestone, with lower, darker soils on the slopes running south-west. The vineyard is planted about 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The grand vin ferments in temperature-controlled steel tanks and then spends 16–18 months in French oak, with sources citing 50–75% new; it is a Cabernet-driven Pauillac, powerful but controlled, with elegant tannins and aromatic depth. Lacoste-Borie, the second wine, comes from younger vines given the same care. Output averages about 12,000 cases.
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Classification
- Fifth Growth (Cinquième Cru), 1855
- Owner
- Borie family (since 1978)
- Vineyards
- Grand-Puy plateau, deep gravel over limestone
- Grapes
- 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
- Wines
- Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste; Lacoste-Borie (second wine)
- Style
- Steel fermentation; 16–18 months in French oak, 50–75% new
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