Prélude à Pauillac 2018

GRAND-PUY DUCASSE

Prélude à Pauillac
2018

Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine protégée (AOP)
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Pauillac
Classification
Not applicable
Varietal(s)
Merlot 80 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 20 %
Alcohol percentage
14.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
3 g/l
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Tasting notes

Produced from the youngest vines at this classed growth estate, this wine has good balance between perfumed wood aging and buoyant black fruits. The tannins and dense structure promise aging although the wine is likely to develop relatively quickly as befits a second wine. Drink from 2024. ROGER VOSS Wine enthusiast

Press reviews

 Wine Enthusiast

- 92 points -

Roger Voss, (Vintage 2018)

Produced from the youngest vines at this classed growth estate, this wine has good balance between perfumed wood aging and buoyant black fruits. The tannins and dense structure promise aging although the wine is likely to develop relatively quickly as befits a second wine. Drink from 2024. 

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Decanter

- 91 points -

Jane Anson, November 2020 (Vintage 2018)

Significant tannic heft here, this is intense, with some clear bitterness on the end of play, and touches of chocolate and mint. This has power and ambition, with shoulders, muscles and heft.

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