Château Grand Puy Lacoste 1997 Pauillac (75cl)

This is a Cabernet Sauvignon-led Pauillac from 1997, so the bottle has close to 30 years behind it. Bottles this old vary from one to the next depending on storage, so it should be treated as an older wine rather than a sure thing. Stand it upright a day ahead, open it gently and pour carefully off any sediment. Aged Pauillac typically moves away from fresh fruit towards dried cherry, cedar, tobacco leaf and earth, with softer tannins.