Great value wine from Xavier Borie, owner of Grand Puy Lacoste. Herbaceous, red fruit and white stone minerality. A touch of cola and spice. Nicely fruited with strawberry and red cherry, lifted by minerality. A bit of vim and vigour here! Sweet fruit and good character. Attractive. - April 2018

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Lacoste-Borie gives up notes of warm cassis, Morello cherries and wild blueberries with hints of pencil shavings and bay leaves. Medium-bodied, the palate has a lively line and well-played, soft tannins with an herbal lift on the finish.

The 2017 Lacoste-Borie, the second wine of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, is plump, juicy and inviting. In other words, everything a second wine should be. The dark red and blue plum fruit is nicely pushed forward in this very pretty, supple Pauillac. Tasted two times. - vinous.com, May 2018

The 2017 Lacoste Borie was picked from 15 to 29 September, cropped at 49hl/ha. It has a clean, fresh and slightly earthy bouquet, what you might call “classic” in style, perhaps not quite as precise as the 2016 but then again, few 2017s are. The palate is medium-bodied with firm and strict tannin, a little raw at the moment with a small attenuation on the slightly rough-hewn finish. Not bad although I would like to see more finesse by the time of bottling. Tasted twice with consistent notes. - vinous.com, May 2018

Deep crimson with soft purple rim. Has both dark Cabernet fruit and the sweetness of Merlot. Gentle and inviting. Fruit sweetness and freshness on the finish – you'd almost think of drinking this now. But there's tannin to support the fruit. And a light note of pepper. Fruity and lively. Not deep but lively and fresh. Juicy and yet persistent. Could be GV for the medium term. - Julia Harding, jancisrobinson.com, April 2018