CHT GRAND PUY DUCASSE 5TH PAUILLAC 2022

Blend: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon; 40% Merlot; 2% Petit Verdot

Crédit Agricole bought this estate in 2005; considerable work was required and is now being rewarded. The 40-hectare vineyard is split over 63 plots; over half needed replanting. Ten further years of research established the potential of each plot; the tapestry can now be stitched together.

Decanter94/100
Ripe and filling, the blackcurrant and black cherry fruit are ripe and fleshy, with a pleasant chewy sensation on the palate as well as cool blue fruit and chalky, minty, liquorice-laced edges with fresh mint and crushed stones which give the minerality and the sense of gravel.

I like the powerful undertone here; this has structure, backbone, a real drive, and a sense of stateliness. Quiet, less overtly lively than some, more strict but also more serious in a good way. Tasted twice.

Drink 2027 – 2049
This is perhaps a work in progress, but new opportunities at this level in Pauillac don’t often come around. This has plenty of density; you can feel the potential of the raw material and its ability to express the character of Pauillac. The wine is currently more solid than expressive, but it is definitely one to watch.

Drink 2027 – 2042

James Suckling96-97/100

Beautiful texture here. Tannins are dense and compact but finely polished and silky. Seamless and even with length and succulence. Medium- to full-bodied. Power with elegance. Endless for this.

Finally the best ever.

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (April 2023)

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Jane Anson93/100
Inky colour, this is impressively structured right from the start, has a ton of dark chocolate, cassis, mint leaf, slate, has structure and character with a fresh cushion of acidity under the fruit. One of the more impressive vintages of this wine, worth looking out for, and should be good value.

Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com (May 2023)

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