Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2009, 750ml

Medium to deep garnet in color, the 2009 Grand-Puy-Lacoste opens with a nose of sweaty leather, damp earth, baked cherries and dried mulberries with touches of fried herbs, black olives and cast iron pan. Medium-bodied, firm and chewy, this is a more elegantly styled 2009 with provocative herbal sparks and a ferrous finish. – 92 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate