Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse 2024

JAMES SUCKLING: "A solid, dense Pauillac with a velvety texture. Nice fruit on the medium-bodied palate with fine, firm tannins and a long, chalky finish."

JEB DUNNUCK: "A beautiful effort, the 2024 Château Grand-Puy Ducasse reveals cassis, darker berries, graphite, spicy oak, and violet aromas. Medium to full-bodied, round, and beautifully balanced, it shows integrated oak and outstanding length. This has terrific purity and will easily be outstanding."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Currants, blackberries, black currants, licorice, and espresso form the core of this wine. Medium-bodied, almost creamy in texture, with loads of sweet currants, mint, licorice, and espresso in the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine blends 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and 9% Petit Verdot. 13% ABV. Drink from 2029-2045."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Edelholzwürze, dunkle Kirschen, Cassis, ein Hauch von Nougat, ein Hauch von Orangenzesten. Mittlerer Körper, rote Kirschen, ein Hauch von Ribisel, frisch und lebendig, ein anregender Speisenbegleiter."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple colored. Delivers notes of mulberries and juicy strawberries with hints of graphite and fired herbs. The light to medium-bodied palate is approachable with soft tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing savory."

ANSON: "Impactful aromatics of cocoa bean, coffee, grilled raspberry, this is carefully constructed, unfussy fruits that skirt full ripeness but has balance and character. 35% new oak, 43 hl/ha yield. New cellar now fully open."