Appellations

Grand Puy Ducasse 2021

Pauillac, Fifth Growth

GBP Price: Size Quantities Units status Actions
Tasting Notes

Savoury, sleek bilberry and black cherry fruits, fine but confident tannins, woth a kick of spice and the savoury cassis bud character of the year. Austere, but well balanced. A reliable 40ha estate owned by CA Grands Cru, with a low 31hl/h yield.

Score: 87 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2038 Date: 02 April 2024

The 2021 Grand-Puy Ducasse turned out well. Dark red cherry, scorched earth, plum, leather, tobacco and dried herbs stain the palate with intensity. This is an especially savory vintage for Grand-Puy Ducasse. The 2021 is marked by strong Cabernet Sauvignon savoriness and firm tannins that need to soften. Tasted two times.

Score: 93 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2031-2061 Date: 27 February 2024

The 2021 Grand Puy Ducasse is armed with the blackberry and tobacco notes observed out of barrel, though now there is a welcome seaweed/estuarine note that comes through quite strongly. The palate is well-balanced with crisp acidity, quite sharp—a little angular in fact, with that potent marine influence toward the sapid finish. It just needs to gel together, and it may do with time in bottle, hence the plus-sign.

Score: 89 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2040 Date: 22 February 2024

An attractive wine, the 2021 Grand-Puy-Ducasse exhibits aromas of dark berries, sweet plums, cedar wood and warm spices. Medium-bodied, deep and layered, it's impressively serious and structured, with bright acids, powdery tannins and a penetrating finish. Under the direction of Anne Le Naour, this 40-hectare estate is seeing significant investments, and the results are really beginning to show. Tasted three times.

Score: 90 - 92 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 29 April 2022