2016 Grand Puy Ducasse
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Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2016 Grand Puy Ducasse has a clean, fresh blackberry- and iodine-scented bouquet that displays fine vigor and definition. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit and plenty of cedar, although it cuts away swiftly toward the tobacco-tinged finish. A decent if slightly closed Pauillac that just needs more bottle age in order to find its groove. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.
The 2010 Grand Puy-Ducasse feels very subdued on the nose despite decanting and coaxing from the glass. Stubborn and sultry. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly coarse tannins compared to its peers. This is rough around the edges, grippy and a little hard, a slight metallic note towards the finish that lingers on the aftertaste. This may be going through and awkward phase. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.
The 2016 Grand Puy Ducasse has a clean, fresh blackberry- and iodine-scented bouquet that displays fine vigor and definition. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit and plenty of cedar, although it cuts away swiftly toward the tobacco-tinged finish. A decent if slightly closed Pauillac that just needs more bottle age in order to find its groove. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.
About the producer
The 40 hectares of this Pauillac Fifth Growth are spread across three sites, pieced together in the 18th century by Pierre Ducasse. Today owned by France’s Crédit Agricole bank, they have some very fine vineyard land, with their northernmost plot neighbouring Mouton and Lafite.