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2020 Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse

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September 28, 2025 - $41

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RATINGS

96James Suckling

...blackcurrant, mushroom, chocolate, and wet earth. Full-bodied, layered and flavorful with fine, velvety tannins. Plenty of graphite and blue fruit at the end.

95Jeb Dunnuck

...brilliant, powerful... Blackcurrants, tobacco, cedar pencil, and chocolate are just some of its nuances, and this beauty hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a dense, mouth-filling texture, plenty of ripe tannins, and outstanding length...quintessential aromatics, structure, and density, and is beautifully done, as well as incredibly satisfying.

94Wine Spectator

Flows wonderfully from the start, with an already accessible feel to the mix of cassis and dark blackberry notes inlaid with singed alder, warm paving stone, tobacco leaf and graphite accents that then carry the finish...pretty gorgeous Pauillac.

94Vinous / IWC

...elegant, polished and sophisticated... Dark cherry, mocha, licorice and crushed rose petals are some of the many notes that open up. Medium in body, with terrific energy and tons of class...very pretty and especially refined...

93Decanter Magazine (points)

Nice confiture character – raspberry/blackberry fruit, concentrated and with layers of flavour. Already very attractive and appealing. Fine-grained, leafy tannins with subtle, complimentary use of new oak.

91.8CellarTracker

17Jancis Robinson

Dark-fruited and slightly charry aroma with lots of fresh black fruit underneath. Very firm, thickish tannins on the palate, chocolate-like...

PRODUCER

Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse

Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is a Fifth Growth estate in Pauillac. It is named for its 17th-century founder, Arnaud Ducasse, and was owned by the Ducasse family through part of the 20th century. In 2004 it became a part of CA Grands Crus, a subsidiary of the bank Groupe Credit Agricole. The 99-acre estate grows 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot. Its second wine is Prelude a Grand-Puy Ducasse. Up to 140,000 bottles of the flagship wine are produced annually.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”

VINTAGE

2020 Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse