Lacoste Borie Pauillac 2018 SF Chronicle - Past Pick From a single half-hectare plot

From a single half-hectare plot in Montepulciano

The wine has an elegant aroma with notes of blackber-ry and raspberry

mostly from his land

Drink now through the early 2030s

Because the vines are young and the plots fall outside the appellation lines

Lacoste Borie Pauillac 2018 SF Chronicle - Past Pick From a single half-hectare plotLacoste Borie is the second wine of Chteau Grand Puy Lacoste, the Pauillac Fifth Growth owned by the Borie family (same family behind Ducru Beaucaillou in Saint Julien). It's made with the same care as the grand vin long vatting, French oak but with a higher proportion of Merlot and younger vines, which makes it earlier drinking and approachable. 2018 was a generous, ripe Bordeaux vintage, and Lacoste Borie shows the charm of the year: dark berry