The 2019 Grand-Puy-Ducasse exhibits aromas of raspberries, currants and fruit liqueur mingled with subtle hints of loamy soil and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and demonstrative, with an ample core of fruit, ripe tannins and lively acids and a finish subtly marked by alcoholic warmth, this is more elegant than its muscular, powerful 2018 predecessor; but it's held back by that touch of alcoholic heat. The new ambition that's animating this historically lackluster estate, however, is more than evident, and there are surely great things to come from this address.

Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr et plus subtil que jamais. Caressant à l'attaque, moelleux en milieu de bouche, très aromatique, le vin évolue juteux et puissant, avant de s'achever sur une texture un peu serrée, mais très savoureuse. C'est bon ! Une belle réussite du cru.

This is chewy and structured with slightly austere tannins, but shows solid intensity. Ripe yet fresh fruit. Tannic.

Lovely deep purple colour gives this an attractive Pauillac strength both visually and on the firm cassis-led attack. This is attractive, with well-worked but plentiful tannins and touches of austerity in the way you hope for in a young Pauillac. This is well balanced with firm cassis fruits and has a chewiness to the tannins that becomes more apparent on the finish. Spice and fresh mint leaf add interest and typicity.

Elegantes Bouquet, rote Johannisbeeren, Brombee ren, Kräuter, Kakao. Gute Dichte, saftig, zart adstringierend, fester Kern, feine Säure, viel reife Brombeeren, Bitterschokolade, zart geröstete Kräuter im Finish, gute Länge.

Grand- Puy Ducasse affiche toujours son côté opulent, très mûr, mais ce 2019 marque un progrès en matière d'équilibre. La fraîcheur est au rendez-vous, les tanins se fondent bien et il termine sur une note mentholée fraîche.

Well-packed, showing black currant and blackberry fruit flavors, which are marked by bramble and savory accents and carried by fresh acidity through a finish that's scored by humus, tobacco and iron. A textbook, austere, driven and age-worthy Pauillac. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2024 through 2036.

Blackcurrants and walnuts with sweet berry and cherry undertones. Full-bodied with chewy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Linear and intense tannins run the length of the wine with intensity and persistence. Try after 2026.