Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2020

The aromatic richness of a great Pauillac red wine, both fresh and creamy

The property

With a vineyard located on the greatest terroirs of Pauillac, the Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is one of the most beautiful properties of the prestigious appellation located on the left bank of Bordeaux. Founded in 1675, this 5th Cru Classé stands out for its wines offering a precise definition of the Pauillac terroir, by their structure and their incredible aging capacity.

The vineyard

Patiently constituted and assembled by the lawyer Pierre Ducasse in the 18th century, the vineyard of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse extends over 40 hectares spread over three large plots of Pauillac. The vines, averaging 25 years old, are planted on silico-gravelly Garonne gravel soils.

The wine

On the occasion of its 200th harvest, Château Grand-Puy Ducasse unveils a new label. An important memorial work has determined the date of creation of the estate in 1675, a date that now adorns the top of the label. The estate's coat of arms, now lighter and more elegant, is accompanied by the historic motto "Regis Semper Amici" (Friends forever) anchoring the link between two families since the marriage of Pamela Ducasse and Édouard Duroy de Suduiraut in 1822. This innovative graphic identity is part of a visionary project called "Renaissance" of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse. The illustrious Pauillac property with 350 years of history is indeed at the heart of major restructuring work on its vat room and its cellar.

The vintage

The 2020 vintage opens with a very rainy and mild winter that lays the foundations for an early vintage. The talent of the Château's teams was therefore put to the test of a vine cycle with very rapid evolution. Thanks to its great know-how, the estate has managed to magnify the solar, rich, spicy, creamy but also fresh and tense character of the grape with its work, offering a wine that bears the signature of the greatest vintages.

Vinification and aging

Once the harvest is done by hand and the grapes rigorously selected by manual and then optical sorting, the vinifications are carried out in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Some of the batches undergo their malolactic fermentation in new barrels. The wine is aged in French oak barrels, 35% of which are new.

Blend

Cabernet sauvignon (55%) and merlot (45%).

Characteristics and tasting advice for the Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2020 

Tasting

This vintage seduces lovers of great Pauillac red wines with its exceptional quality marked by a very beautiful aromatic richness suggesting a superb aging potential.