Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 TAGS classical winemaking

classical winemaking

and aged 19 months total with about a third briefly in older French oak for texture

crispy celery

offering exotic fruit and spice

and also to the landscape of the Sierra

Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 TAGS classical winemakingFrom the great 2009 vintage and now in its prime: a Pauillac Fifth Growth from the cooler coastal section of the appellation. Grand Puy Ducasse (not to be confused with Grand Puy Lacoste) works parcels scattered across three parishes (Pauillac, Saint Lambert and Saint Sauveur), including northern Pauillac sites adjacent to Mouton, Lafite and Pontet Canet a wide canvas that gives the wines breadth alongside classic Pauillac power. Sixteen years of