Château Grand-Puy Ducasse

5/1/2019 Vinous VINOUS (ANTONIO GALLONI) : 92-95 / 100 The 2018 Grand Puy Ducasse is gorgeous. In fact, the 2018 is one of the most polished and refined recent vintages I can remember tasting for a wine that up until recently was much darker and more extracted in style. The purity of the fruit is simply striking, while the explosive energy in the glass is a thing of beauty. It will be fascinating to see where the 2018 goes, but there is little question that this style towards more elegance driven by Technical Director Anne Le Naour and consulting oenologist Hubert de Bouärd is hugely appealing. The 2018 is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot. Tasted two times. 4/24/2019 La Revue du Vin de France LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE : 16-17 / 20 4/23/2019 The Wine Cellar Insider THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER (JEFF LEVE) : 92-94 / 100 Dark in color the wine is concentrated and loaded with ripe black currants. The palate feel is full, lush and round, leaving you with dark red fruits, soft tannins and loads of red berries, licorice, tobacco, smoke, cedar and cocoa in the finish. This is a wine to lay down for at least 7-8 years to insure an even better experience. The wine is made from blending 52% Cabernet Sauvignon with 48% Merlot. 4/23/2019 Wine Advocate WINE ADVOCATE (LISA PERROTTI-BROWN) : 91-93 / 100 The 2018 Grand-Puy-Ducasse is deep garnet-purple in color and has quite a lot of cedar/oak on the nose to begin, opening out to a core of warm black and red currants, stewed plums and mulberries with touches of pencil shavings, fried herbs, lavender and tapenade. Medium to full-bodied, the palate gives a firm, grainy frame with some chew from the oak and fresh, crunchy red and black fruit, finishing savory. 4/17/2019 Wine Enthusiast WINE ENTHUSIAST (ROGER VOSS) : 92-94 / 100 Showing fine, rich dark berry flavors, this is a structured wine that has concentration. It comes from an estate that seems to have come together well. 4/12/2019 Jamessuckling.com JAMESSUCKLING.COM (JAMES SUCKLING) : 93-94 / 100 This is really solid with a dense and deep palate of ripe fruit and chewy tannins. Muscular for this cru. Full-bodied yet energetic and intense. 4/8/2019 Quarin JEAN-MARC QUARIN (JEAN-MARC QUARIN) : 89 / 100 4/3/2019 Wine Spectator WINE SPECTATOR (JAMES MOLESWORTH) : 92-95 / 100 Lovely, featuring a beautiful beam of pure cassis, lined with iron, savory and tobacco notes. The long finish really glistens. 4/1/2019 Beck YVESBECK.WINE (YVES BECK) : 91-93 Pourpre violacé. Le bouquet de Grand Puy Ducasse se révèle lentement. Il est encore quelque peu réduit et a besoin d’air. Je relève des notes de cassis, de poivre noir et de graphite. Au palais, le vin est crémeux et compact. Il a du corps, de la fraîcheur et présente des tannins qui se révèlent lentement en fin de bouche où ils confèrent une touche suave. Belle structure rafraîchissante. Un vin qui se distingue par sa puissance et sa manière lente de se révéler. Belle réussite. 2024-2038 4/1/2019 Decanter.com DECANTER.COM (JANE ANSON) : 92 / 100 For the last few years this estate has been hovering of the edge of really delivering the brilliant Pauillac wine it’s surely capable of. The 2018 is impressive with toasted smoky caramel notes and clear gourmet edging to it. The tannins get a little bulky through the mid-palate taking away some of the nuance but there is complexity here and ageing potential. Malolactic fermentation was partly carried out in barrel. Drinking Window 2027 - 2040