
Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse 2015
- Producer Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse
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Blend
60% Cabernet Sauvignon
40% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC 0 15643 50678 9
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Item# 1705-15
James Suckling
92pt
Wine Enthusiast
94pt
Wine Advocate
90-92pt
History
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
the 1990s, major investments have been made in restructuring the vineyard. In 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" plan. 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.