Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse Pauillac

Beautiful purple-garnet colour. The aromatic bouquet opens with lovely notes of small black fruits, blackcurrant and spicy notes. Notes of cedar, signature of the great wines of Pauillac and graphites of pencil leads appear with aeration. On the palate, the mouth unfolds beautiful substance, a powerful structure with dense tannins and light woody notes while retaining great freshness in the mouth.

Three large plots in the best parts of Pauillac form the vineyard of this classified growth, an unusual configuration and a direct inheritance from the estate’s founder, Pierre Ducasse, an eminent lawyer. In the 18th century he gave a single name to a fine vineyard holding, which was put together through inheritance and purchases. When he died in 1797, his son, Pierre, inherited a 60-hectare exploitation, named Ducasse-Grand-Puy-Artigues-Arnaud, of which two third were planted with vines. The estate was classified in 1855, under the name of Artigues Arnaud. Thanks to impeccable harvesting and tailor-made winemaking, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot produced a wine renowned for its aromatic complexity, glorious structure and ageing capacity, all true to the classic Pauillac style.