Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 CHECK UPC Two blocks planted in 1997

Two blocks planted in 1997 are hand-picked

He launched the label in 2011 while still making acclaimed whites at Cape Point

10 vintages of base wines going back to 1998 were blended with the 2016 base wines (representing 58% of the final blend) were used to round out the stunning

where the air is cooler and the ripening is slower than down on the famous slope below

and the wines from this stretch often read more like Vosne than the bigger-shouldered Nuits to the south

Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 CHECK UPC Two blocks planted in 1997From the great 2009 vintage and now in its prime: a Pauillac Fifth Growth from the cooler coastal section of the appellation. Grand Puy Ducasse (not to be confused with Grand Puy Lacoste) works parcels scattered across three parishes (Pauillac, Saint Lambert and Saint Sauveur), including northern Pauillac sites adjacent to Mouton, Lafite and Pontet Canet a wide canvas that gives the wines breadth alongside classic Pauillac power. Sixteen years of