1996 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Organic Fermentation and maceration on skins

Fermentation and maceration on skins in stainless steel

Cathy Corison's Kronos Vineyard

80 % Nerello Mascalese with a little Nerello Cappuccio from the Bonaccorsi vineyards in Randazzo

as she admits

At her Valcerasa estate 800 metres above sea level in Crucimonaci

1996 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Organic Fermentation and maceration on skins"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