Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse, Pauillac, 2016
A fifth-growth Pauillac that has quietly become one of the appellation's best arguments for looking past the famous names. Grand-Puy Ducasse holds an unusual hand: instead of one contiguous vineyard, its plots are scattered across some of Pauillac's best gravel terroirs, and since the mid-2010s a serious quality push has sharpened the results. The 2016 leans on roughly 65% Cabernet Sauvignon filled out with Merlot, from a near-ideal growing season that gave ripe fruit and fine-grained tannins. This is classic Pauillac at its more elegant end. Give it a decant now, or hold it a decade-plus; it will reward patience through the 2040s.
Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse, Pauillac, 2016
A fifth-growth Pauillac that has quietly become one of the appellation's best arguments for looking past the famous names. Grand-Puy Ducasse holds an unusual hand: instead of one contiguous vineyard, its plots are scattered across some of Pauillac's best gravel terroirs, and since the mid-2010s a serious quality push has sharpened the results. The 2016 leans on roughly 65% Cabernet Sauvignon filled out with Merlot, from a near-ideal growing season that gave ripe fruit and fine-grained tannins. This is classic Pauillac at its more elegant end. Give it a decant now, or hold it a decade-plus; it will reward patience through the 2040s.
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A fifth-growth Pauillac that has quietly become one of the appellation's best arguments for looking past the famous names. Grand-Puy Ducasse holds an unusual hand: instead of one contiguous vineyard, its plots are scattered across some of Pauillac's best gravel terroirs, and since the mid-2010s a serious quality push has sharpened the results. The 2016 leans on roughly 65% Cabernet Sauvignon filled out with Merlot, from a near-ideal growing season that gave ripe fruit and fine-grained tannins. This is classic Pauillac at its more elegant end. Give it a decant now, or hold it a decade-plus; it will reward patience through the 2040s.
