Château Grand-Puy Ducasse, 5e cru classé Pauillac 2023 - Half
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Château Grand-Puy Ducasse, 5e cru classé Pauillac 2023 - Half

£22.50
37.5cl ALC 13.5%
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It was mentioned, in passing, that the big cruise ships are going to be stopping at Pauillac later this summer. When they do the occupants will see the brand new buildings and facilities that are just being finished including a gravity-fed chai. We suspect this will put Grand Puy Ducasse firmly on the map! Another wine that is on an upward path, the 2023 has a terrific nose with masses of black fruit and hints of tobacco behind, even a touch of polished leather. The tannins are silky and there is power in the texture and body here, balanced and precise oak bring plenty to the party. Should outlive many peers of the same quality.

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Details

France, Bordeaux, Médoc & Left Bank

Red Wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot

Medium-bodied

Keep

2023

13.5%

37.5cl

Château Grand Puy Ducasse

Reviews
Vintage guide

The 2023 vintage looks good but the yields are down, some warm damp weather in summer means the Cabernets have out performed the more delicate Merlot. The wines of 2022 are excellent showing a lovely balance of ripeness and juiciness that give them great balance. The 2021 vintage has made wines that are medium bodied with good freshness, in a similar style to 2017. The 2020 vintage yielded wines that are aromatic and concentrated, quite big in structure with freshness and balance. The wines of 2019 are very concentrated, fresh, ripe and plentiful, all in all a very well regarded vintage. 2018 was a very good vintage in the end but mildew, hail, and a heatwave all served to reduce yields. The harvest across the region took place in near ideal conditions. 2017 is good in terms of quality but short on quantity, following frosts in the Spring that decimated certain properties. 2016 is a worthy successor to 2015, on a par qualitatively and looking very promising across all wine types. A hot summer but with cool nights has produced wines with fruit and freshness. 2015 is exceptionally good across the region for reds, especially the Right Bank, Pessac-Léognan, dry whites (better for Sauvignon than Sémillon) and sweeties: it is certainly the best vintage since 2010. 2014 is a very good Cabernet vintage, particularly in the Médoc where the wines are fresh with fine tannins. Overall, ripeness levels are good and so are quantities.
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Château Grand Puy Ducasse

Château Grand Puy Ducasse

The château is on the quayside in Pauillac but the vineyards are spread throughout the appellation with some adjacent to parcels of Mouton-Rothschild and Lafite Rothschild. The wines are classic Pauillac that regularly perform above the standard of their classification. Extensive replanting and renovations have taken place since 1971 and the wines offer good value at reasonable prices.

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