1996 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Organic Long aging in steel tanks

Long aging in steel tanks before a further few months in the bottle for this Carricante Terre Siciliane 2019

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

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

Fermentation and maceration on skins in stainless steel

1996 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Organic Long aging in steel tanks"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