Bordeaux Collection
Grand Puy Lacoste, Les Ormes de Pez, Prieuré-Lichine 2005
International Wines
About the SessionThe International Session includes more than 40 international lots the great majority of them classified Bordeaux, spanning both banks of the Gironde and the sweet wines of Sauternes, alongside a single, singular bottle from Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.
LOT 134
Bordeaux Collection
Grand Puy Lacoste, Les Ormes de Pez, Prieuré-Lichine 2005
About this Item
Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac 2005
Les Ormes de Pez Saint Estephe 2005
Prieuré-Lichine Margaux 2005
The one true Bordeaux collection in the sale, and a fine introduction to the celebrated 2005 vintage, one of the great modern years across the Médoc for its balance and ripe, structured tannins. From Pauillac comes Grand-Puy-Lacoste, the Borie family’s Fifth Growth and a byword for pure cassis-and-cedar classicism, here in what Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate rates the estate’s finest wine of the decade. From Saint-Estèphe, Les Ormes de Pez, the brawny, characterful cru owned by the Cazes family of Lynch-Bages. And from Margaux, Prieuré-Lichine, the Fourth Growth revived by Alexis Lichine, the writer and merchant admirers dubbed the ‘Pope of Wine’, who bought the neglected estate in 1951 and restored it to greatness. Three appellations, three fine Médoc estates, one great vintage.
Provenance
Single-Owner Private Collection
Critics Ratings
Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac 2005
"This estate's finest wine of the decade is the 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a fleshy, sumptuous wine evocative of cassis, sweet red berries and cigar box, framed by a touch of creamy new oak that integrates with opening. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with an enveloping core of fruit, rich tannins and a seamless but authoritative profile, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. Just entering early maturity, it will continue to develop for several decades." - William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96/100 (Dec 2023)
"Shaded crimson still! Classic firm Pauillac with great balance and zestiness. One of the most comfortable wines in this collection. Pure Pauillac with a definite future but no rough edges. Real drive. So neat and perfect!" - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 18/20 (Oct 2025)
"The 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a punchy bouquet of red and black fruit with light touches of wild mint and sage. This is actually a little Right Bank in style so it lacks a bit of typicité. The palate is medium-bodied with smooth tannins on the entry, slightly savoury red berry fruit and hints of iodine and sage. The 2005 is quite a medicinal G.P.L., with an open finish to suggest that bottles can be drunk now and over the next 15 to 20 years." - Neal Martin, Vinous, 92/100 (Jun 2025)
Les Ormes de Pez Saint Estephe 2005
"Tasted blind. Dense and complex. Round and correct with freshness, ripe fruit and fine tannins." - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Mar 2017)
"The Château Les Ormes de Pez 2005 has that typical brash and brawny bouquet with powerful, burly red berry fruit, scorched earth and bay leaf. The palate is full-bodied with firm tannin, a pleasant edginess on the entry, a ferrous Saint Estèphe with plenty of spice box and bacon fat aromas towards the stocky, broad-shouldered finish. This cru is often a bit of a bruiser in its youth so put this down in the bunker for another 8 to 10 years." - Neal Martin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91+/100 (Feb 2015)
Prieuré-Lichine Margaux 2005
"Tasted blind. Deep crimson with an evolved rim. Bloody nose with some lift. Sweet start. Alluring. Modern Margaux, but not too exaggerated. Only slightly hot finish." - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5/20 (Mar 2017)
"This deliciously sexy, seductive style of wine from Prieure-Lichine is very much in keeping with how this wine can perform in a top vintage, offering lush fruit, sweet tannin and a silky, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel with notes of flowers, blue, red and black fruits, some underbrush and loamy soil nuances. Suave, round and juicy, this wine has reached its mature period, and should stay there for at least another 5-10+ years." - Robert M. Parker Jr., Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90/100 (Jun 2015)
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