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Prelude A Grand-Puy Ducasse2015

RED WINE

PUBLIC
July 2025
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Prelude A Grand-Puy Ducasse label
  • Producer Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse
  • Blend 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
    80% Merlot
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pauillac
  • UPC 3 760159 851928

Reviews

James Suckling 90

Quite brambly summer-berry and dark-plum aromas with a thread of violets and cassis. The palate has a smooth, pastry-like tannin texture and is gently grainy and layered. Very fresh and elegant finish.

by JS, James Suckling , 2018

Wine Advocate 90-92

The 2015 Grand-Puy-Ducasse has a classic pencil lead and cedar-scented bouquet that feels just a little foursquare at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with a dash of spice on the entry. This is underpinned by quite robust tannin, but fortunately this Pauillac forages finesse towards the finish that is well balanced and offers attractive persistence. While not as showy out of barrel, I suspect it may coalesce and turn into one of the better wines from this estate in recent years. My banded score based upon that optimism.

by NM, Wine Advocate , 2016

Technical Details

History

The second wine, Prelude a Grand-Puy Ducasse, was created in 1955, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the estate's classification. Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse’s story began when Arnaud Ducasse bought a "modest" house on the banks of the river in Pauillac in 1675. Little did he know that it would become a large estate that would remain in his family for almost three centuries. Pierre Ducasse, a lawyer with a passion for wine, considerably extended the land over three parishes - Pauillac, Saint-Lambert and Saint- Sauveur - and three seigneuries: Lafite, Latour and Beychevelle. In 1820, his son built the Chateau’s winery facing the Gironde estuary. At the time, this was a daring decision: Grand-Puy Ducasse would be the only Chateau in the area to vinify its grapes for 200 years. In 1855, the property was included in the prestigious classification of great growths; with 40 hectares of vines spread over 11 different types of soil, its vineyard can be considered as the most representative of the diversity of Pauillac’s terroirs. Since 2004, CA Grands Crus, a subsidiary of the Credit Agricole Group, has embarked on an ambitious optimization plan. The subsequent construction of a new vat room and barrel storage facilities completed the "Renaissance" project. The guiding principle of Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse and its teams lead by Anne Le Naour and Benjamin Cassoulet is to push rigorous standards even further.

Winery Technical Data

In 2015, the climate context was fully different from 2014. Everything was fine until September for all of our Bordeaux properties besides a serious drought that worried us in early August. Thankfully, relieving rains came at the rescue of some hydro-strained grape vines.