Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 CS20231026 five spice and candied walnuts

five spice and candied walnuts

The wine ages five months in stainless steel

tropical fruits

and seriously good value—it's the kind of pink that becomes a refrigerator staple

Ten months in mostly neutral French oak keeps the frame light

Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 CS20231026 five spice and candied walnutsFrom the great 2009 vintage and now in its prime: a Pauillac Fifth Growth from the cooler coastal section of the appellation. Grand Puy Ducasse (not to be confused with Grand Puy Lacoste) works parcels scattered across three parishes (Pauillac, Saint Lambert and Saint Sauveur), including northern Pauillac sites adjacent to Mouton, Lafite and Pontet Canet a wide canvas that gives the wines breadth alongside classic Pauillac power. Sixteen years of