Continuing our saga with this new cellar we just picked up, the Graileys boys just got done unpacking and shelving some of our new stash. Amidst this 5,000-bottle haystack was this lone bottle of Grand Puy Lacoste that was missing a label. Simon decided to open it up and I suddenly hear this “Holy crap…” emanating from the bar area. Simon saunters over to our work table and hands us the cork bearing the wine’s vintage – 1982.
Yes, we just hit the jackpot! On the nose, this wine showed savory and layered notes of iodine, loam, smoky oak, tobacco, and roasted coffee. Tremendous concentration and richness on the palate exuding flavors of roasted coffee, blackberry, plums, licorice, and bittersweet chocolate. Delicious to drink now but the flavor concentration and balance suggest further life ahead.
Thank you, Simon!