Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2023

Red
2023

PAUILLAC

GRAND CRU CLASSÉ EN 1855

CA GRANDS CRUS

Varietal blend

52 % Cabernet Sauvignon

44 % Merlot

4 % Petit Verdot

Alcohol by volume

13,5°

Quantity produced

NC

Size of the vineyard

37 ha

Average age of vine

25 years old

Grape varieties

59 % Cabernet Sauvignon

36 % Merlot

5 % Petit Verdot

Soil type

In the north, fine gravelly hilltop with a marl-limestone base, in the centre, gravelly-sandy soil on a clay base

Vineyard skills

Only mechanic work of the soils, respect of biodiversity.

Yields in hls/ha (Grand Vin)

50 hls/ha

Vinification

Gravity vinification, 1st vinification in the new tools : 53 vats for 51 plots in production...

Maturing/ageing: 18 months in French oak barrels (35% new oak)

Owner's words

The 2023 vintage at Château Grand-Puy Ducasse is synonymous with renewal and precision. Climatic conditions turned out to be quite balanced, between a mild, rainy winter and a dry, hot summer! The rains at the beginning of September enabled the Merlot to reach maturity, and we waited serenely for the Cabernet Sauvignon to do so. Although the harvest started relatively early compared with previous vintages, it was spread out slowly until October. 2023 is historic for the estate, as it is the first vintage to be vinified in the château's new gravity-fed vat room. Calm reigned in the cellar, and the vats, twice as numerous and of smaller capacity, brought a unique precision and finesse. Let's bet that this vintage will remain in the estate's memory as the first of a new era for the property, finally equiped with a tool to reveal its unique terroir...

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