Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2019

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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.

James Suckling

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.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is elegant, gourmand and offers a fine racy power and a very fine richenss. It reveals notes of fleshy strawberry, pulpy raspberry, small notes of fleshy blackberry associated with fine touches of toasted, violet/lily as well as very fine hints of cube pepper and nutmeg. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers minerality, freshness, a good definition, precision, a fine tension as well as a fine grain and elegance. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, raspberry, small notes of strawberry associated with small touches of violet, chocolate as well as a subtle hint of caramelization and liquorice. Tannins are elegance.