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Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2011 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Bordeaux
appellation
Pauillac
DC
91
WE
91
JS
90
Additional vintages
DC
91
Rated 91 by Decanter
Plenty of Pauillac character in terms of its tannic density and dark fruits, a little angular. Once you coax oxygen over it to let the fruit out, there is attractive spice here and a juicy finish, and a more generous side to the raspberry and blackberry fruits becomes clear. This is successful with a touch of smoke on the finish. 40% new oak. A yield of 42hl/ha. Drinking Window 2021 - 2036. ... More details
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Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2011 750ml

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Professional Ratings
DC
91
WE
91
JS
90
DC
91
Rated 91 by Decanter
Plenty of Pauillac character in terms of its tannic density and dark fruits, a little angular. Once you coax oxygen over it to let the fruit out, there is attractive spice here and a juicy finish, and a more generous side to the raspberry and blackberry fruits becomes clear. This is successful with a touch of smoke on the finish. 40% new oak. A yield of 42hl/ha. Drinking Window 2021 - 2036.
WE
91
Rated 91 by Wine Enthusiast
This is a lively, juicy wine. It shows the fruitiness of the vintage balanced with a sense of structure. There is a freshness to this wine that gives it great lift and makes it likely to be drinkable soon. Drink from 2016.
JS
90
Rated 90 by James Suckling
A red with perfume and character of sliced fruit such as blackberries and currants. Full body, chewy tannins and a fresh, clean finish. Very tannic but I like the fruit-acid balance. Better in 2018.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Bordeaux
appellation
Pauillac
Additional vintages
Overview
Rated 91 - Plenty of Pauillac character in terms of its tannic density and dark fruits, a little angular. Once you coax oxygen over it to let the fruit out, there is attractive spice here and a juicy finish, and a more generous side to the raspberry and blackberry fruits becomes clear. This is successful with a touch of smoke on the finish. 40% new oak. A yield of 42hl/ha. Drinking Window 2021 - 2036.
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Vintage: 2011

The year 2011 was an interesting year for many northern and central European countries, as the weather was more than unpredictable in the spring and summer. However, in most countries, the climatic conditions thankfully settled down in the late summer and fall. The result of this slightly difficult year of weather in France was a set of surprisingly small yields, but overall, these yields were of a higher quality than those harvested in certain previous years. A fantastic set of wines was also made in Italy and Spain, and the Rioja wines - when released - are set to be very good indeed. Austria also had superb year in 2011, with almost fifty percent more grapes being grown and used for their distinctive Gruner Veltliner wines than in the year before. Possibly the European country which had the finest 2011, though, was Portugal, with wineries in the Douro region claiming this year to be one of the best in decades for the production of Port wine, and the bright, young Vinho Verdes wines. In the New World, the Pacific Northwest saw some of the best weather of 2011, and Washington State and Oregon reportedly had a highly successful year, especially for the cultivation of high quality red wine grapes. Chile and Argentina had a relatively cool year, which certainly helped retain the character of many of their key grape varietals, and should make for some exciting drinking. South Africa had especially good weather for their white wine grape varietals, particularly Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, and many South African wineries are reporting 2011 as one of their best years in recent memory.
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Varietal: Red Bordeaux

The blended red wines of Bordeaux have gone down in history as the finest wines every produced, with collectors and many of the general public still eagerly anticipating the wineries of this region's new releases to this day. The secret to Bordeaux's monumental success has been their careful blending of high quality grape varietals, controlled and protected by French law. In Bordeaux, wineries can only produce red wines using a blend of two or more of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec or Carménere grape varietals, with the latter two becoming less and less commonly seen on bottles. The vast majority of Bordeaux red wines use Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grape varietals, boosted by a little Petit Verdot. These three grapes compliment each other beautifully as they age in oak, rounded out their tannins and the high astringency of the Sauvignon, and resulting in wonderfully complex flavors and aromas.
barrel

Region: Bordeaux

There are few wine regions in the world with a reputation as glowing and well established as that of the Bordeaux, in France. Situated mainly around the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, Bordeaux makes the most of its humid climate and rich, clay and gravel based soils to grow some of the finest examples of red and white grape varietals on earth. Wineries in this region have been in operation for hundreds of years, and have carefully developed the expertise required for the production of carefully balanced and utterly delicious blended red and white wines, alongside some exceptional single variety bottles. Many of the chateaux found in Bordeaux have become household names, due to their prestige and the excellence of their products, grown with love and dedication by heritage wineries in this beautiful and special region.
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Country: France

It is widely understood and accepted that the finest wines in the world come out of France. Whether you are drinking a vintage bottle from one of the famed Grand Cru wineries of Bordeaux - such as Chateau Margaux or Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - or a more simple and affordable bottle from one of the lesser known appellations in Burgundy, the likelihood is that the wine is packed full of intense and interesting flavors, and has a fine, balanced structure typical of almost all French produce. This reputation for excellence is taken extremely serious by the French, with dozens of regularly updated laws and regulations ensuring the quality and accurate labeling of wines. Such dedication and passion for fine wine, representative of the region in which it is produced, means customers can be assured that when they buy a bottle from France, they are buying something almost certain to please and delight.
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