The Château Grand-Puy Ducasse of Pauillac of Bordeaux

Château Grand-Puy Ducasse
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the CA Grand Crus.
It is ranked in the top 33 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pauillac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Pauillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is a vineyard located in Pauillac, France, which is part of the top five classified growths of the Bordeaux wine region. The property, which comprises 48 hectares of vineyards, is one of the oldest wine estates in the region dating back to 1680. The estate, through its generations of winemakers, has continued to produce distinctive and high-quality wines that respect the authentic expression of the terroirs. The Château Grand-Puy Ducasse offers a selection of the finest Bordeaux wines. The sandy-gravelly and clay soils, as well as the weather conditions, are essential for their reflection in the wines. The vines of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse are cultivated using organic and biodynamic methods, and they produce Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Once the vines are ripe and pressed, the wines are vinified and matured in barrels using methods respectful of the soils and the environment to preserve the flavors of each variety. The wines are tasted before being bottled to ensure authentic and exceptional quality. The white wines are aged on fine lees for one year, while the reds are aged in oak barrels for 18 to 24 months. The Château Grand-Puy Ducasse brand is considered a legend of Bordeaux, and its wines are so sought after that it even exports wines to foreign territories. Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is undoubtedly the masterpiece of the most intense and complex wines of the region. A bottle of this famous wine is the epitome of luxury, and any wine admirer would be delighted to be able to taste this marvel one day.

Top Château Grand-Puy Ducasse wines

Looking for the best Château Grand-Puy Ducasse wines in Pauillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Grand-Puy Ducasse wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Grand-Puy Ducasse wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse

How Château Grand-Puy Ducasse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), roast lamb with thyme or spanish paella.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse

On the nose the red wine of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, mint or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of flint, fig or perfume. In the mouth the red wine of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse

  • 1992With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1981With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.18/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Pauillac

The wine region of Pauillac is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Latour or the Château Lafite Rothschild produce mainly wines red, pink and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pauillac are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pauillac often reveals types of flavors of iron, milk chocolate or apricot and sometimes also flavors of coconut, toasted bread or tomatoes.

In the mouth of Pauillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 151 estates and châteaux in the of Pauillac, producing 248 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pauillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Grand-Puy Ducasse

Planning a wine route in the of Pauillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Grand-Puy Ducasse.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Grand-Puy Ducasse and wines from the region

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Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).