2025 Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac

Name: 2025 Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac
SKU: 2018168
Price: 41.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 94.5 (6 reviews)

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James Suckling

Reviewed April 2026

Medium- to full-bodied with precise, delineated fruit. There is a savory touch and a firm finish, with overall balance between structure and fruit. Finesse through but plenty behind. A blend of 66% cabernet sauvignon, 31% merlot and 3% petit verdot.

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Professional Reviews

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 05/2026

Cassis, graphite, spicy wood, and floral nuances all define the 2025 Château Grand-Puy Ducasse, a beautiful effort ranking with the best wines from this château. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has a pure, graceful mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and wonderful overall balance. It's a beautifully classic, satisfying Pauillac in the making. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

Decanter

Review Date: 03/2026

The second vintage of a small plot selection with a higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon with ageing only in amphora and no new oak. Smells heady and full of ripe fragrant black fruit with lots of sweet floral scents too. Lovely. Supple and charming from the off, full of freshness with upfront acidity and brightness. A little more tight than the main grand vin bottling, everything is coiled with firm chalky tannins but there’s lovely purity of fruit. A little bit dry but not at all rustic or austere, more fresh!

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The Wine Palate

Review Date: 04/2026

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Grand-Puy Ducasse slowly unfurls to reveal notes of juicy black plums and fresh black currants, plus suggestions of cedar chest, bay leaves, and tilled soil. The medium-bodied palate delivers tight-knit black fruit flavors with firm, grainy tannins and a lively line, finishing long with a savory lift. Classic great Pauillac. (LPB)

Notes

92-94 points, Neal Martin for Vinous: "The 2025 Grand Puy Ducasse has a very succinct nose. At first, it feels maybe a bit underpowered, yet with a few swirls it reveals gorgeous blackberry, cedar and violet scents that blossom over time. The palate is medium-bodied with very lithe and supple tannins, well-judged acidity and commendable cohesion on the finish. This vastly improved Pauillac should be more approachable than some of its peers, yet it has the substance to age in bottle." (5/2026)

Details

Origin	Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Type/Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends
SKU	2018168