Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse 2021

JAMES SUCKLING: "A precise and focused wine for the vintage and for the chateau, with blackcurrant and iodine character. Medium body. Firm and fresh. Quite tannic. Very well done for the vinrtage."

DECANTER: "Tannins are to the fore here, quite present and mouth filling, plumping up the layers of wild strawberry and creamy bramble fruit flavours which also have a salinity that is amplified by the mouthwatering and high, racy acidity. This is serious and on the confident side, providing a full mouthfeel that others have struggled with in 2021. No angles and no let up. This will be great to taste once in bottle."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "An attractive wine, the 2021 Grand-Puy-Ducasse exhibits aromas of dark berries, sweet plums, cedar wood and warm spices. Medium-bodied, deep and layered, it's impressively serious and structured, with bright acids, powdery tannins and a penetrating finish. Under the direction of Anne Le Naour, this 40-hectare estate is seeing significant investments, and the results are really beginning to show. Tasted three times."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Medium-bodied, bright, crisp, crunchy red currants, cranberry, and peppery spices open the wine. On the palate the fruits are lively, chewy, and fresh, giving this medium-bodied wine a classic-edged, character and style. Drink from 2025-2045."