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Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse2010

RED WINE

PUBLIC
April 2025
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Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse label
  • Producer Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse
  • Blend 60% Cabernet Sauvignon
    40% Merlot
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pauillac
  • UPC 0 15643 42628 5

Reviews

James Suckling 93

A wine with blueberry and chocolate with hints of hazelnut. Full body, with velvety tannins and a polished finish. This is intense yet very fine. Very pretty young Bordeaux.

by JS, James Suckling , 2013

Wine Enthusiast 92

Tough at the moment, this is a wine with impressive concentration. It's solid and chunky, with massive structure. The fragrant finish is a sign of the pleasure to come.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2013

Wine Spectator 92

Features loam, dark chocolate and steeped plum and black currant fruit, staying polished overall, with a singed apple wood note integrated through the solid finish. Shows excellent typicity. Best from 2015 through 2028.

by JM, Wine Spectator , 2013

Wine Advocate 92

Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Grand-Puy-Ducasse gives up notes of blackcurrant pastilles, prunes and fruitcake with wafts of espresso and oolong tea. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has very good fruit concentration, with a firm, grainy texture and seamless freshness, finishing long and earthy.

by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2020

Technical Details

Climatic conditions

Flowering of merlot was somewhat handicapped by cool, humid weather in June, which considerably reduced the yields from this variety. Otherwise 2010 fulfilled all the conditions for a great vintage, allowing to produce perfectly ripe grapes for every plot.

Tasting notes

Deep colour and aromas that contain intense notes of fruit, as well as touches of liquorice and mild spices. The palate is stylish, with tannins that are finely structured, clearly ready for the long haul. The final impression is powerful yet classy, quite free of any weightiness.

Vinification

After hand-picking and selection of the grapes on the vines, they are de-stalked and carefully sorted once more. Fermentation is carried out in temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks. After blending, the wine is aged from 18 to 24 months in French oak barrels, 30% to 40% of which are new.

Vintage

Flowering: around May 26th
Véraison (change of colour in berries): between August 4th and 15th