2007 Grand Puy Ducasse
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Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 2007 Bordeaux tasting. The 2007 Grand-Puy-Ducasse showed much better here than previously. It has a well-defined, characterful bouquet with woodland scents intermingled with blackberry, wild hedgerow and mint aromas. The oak here is nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly savory red fruit. There is a dash of white pepper and iron rust towards the foursquare finish that lingers nicely in the mouth. I noted that it did tend to dry out a little in the glass, and I duly lowered my initial score accordingly. I would not leave this in the cellar for too long. Tasted March 2015.
61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot. The vineyard restructuring that had begun in 2006 continued, and would go on for the next decade. Tillage was introduced instead of weeding. The estate replaced six 245-hl fermenting tuns with smaller ones of 91 to 135 hl, to improve selection by plot. Mid ruby. Approachable and soft dusty tannins. Already drinkable. Fine and refined. A pleasure. (JR)
Dark ruby. Savoury and dense. Very intense and dry but with a good intensity of fruit. (JR)
About the producer
The 40 hectares of this Pauillac Fifth Growth are spread across three sites, pieced together in the 18th century by Pierre Ducasse. Today owned by France’s Crédit Agricole bank, they have some very fine vineyard land, with their northernmost plot neighbouring Mouton and Lafite.