Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

Great, rich. Black cherry with some cinnamon. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.

Tar, cedar, black currant on the nose. Again that in your face pauillac nose. I kind of like it. The palate shows a strong acid drive, a bright black currant, harsh tannins that dry up a bit a finish with currant, meat juice, a bit of oak and a tad bit of bitterness. This is again very good and a killer value at less than 20 eur

Cocoa, coffee, black currant, meat juice, menthol, pencil lead... Wow this is so complex! A very balanced palate with a strong acid backbone and a nice weight and width with a silky touch and a bright fruit. This is long and wide. There are some dusty tannins that kick some nice bitterness toward the end, some coffee notes, almost a creamy touch and black currant. This is again a very nice tasting experience. Definitely my go to affordable pauillac!

Black cherry. Balanced. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.

Second take on this pauillac made by grand puy Ducasse. The nose is intense upon opening with black currant, cedar, cigar, even chocolate. Exquisite. The palate is nice too. Very strong acid backbone and some matter on the sides. Currant, width, a silky layer. Fine tannins to kick things up a bit before a nice curranty, cedary, long lasting finish. Not at grand cru level but still a very enjoyable pauillac. Highly recommended.

Pleasant wine. Black cherry. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000.

It's rather a good surprise. Then I took a look at the label and it reads that it was bottled by the S.C.C.G.P.D. Company, owner in pauillac. Then I looked it up on the internet. Not much except for the info that it was the name of the current Château Grand Puy Ducasse back in the 1855 years when the Bordeaux classification took place. It was actually château grand puy ducasse artigues Arnaud. Then I searched further and understood that S.C.C.G.P.D. means société civile du château grand puy ducasse. Fun fact : there is no trace whatsoever of this artigues Arnaud château on the grand puy ducasse website.
And that's a pity cause it's quite an interesting pauillac! I've had worse grand cru classés !
Black currant and cedar and cigar on the nose. Classic good pauillac nose. Very balanced palate with a strong acid backbone and currant all along. Some cedar touches too, some grip, a nice mouth feel like silk a bit and a very very long finish with currant, meat a bit, salt someway and cedar for a really really long while. For real a real treat when compared to much better known estates!

Just bought this in Chamonix - while it's not a Puy Ducasse, it was a good value and the only 2009 I could find! Very fruit forward for a Bordeaux, and it does not taste like the classic expression that would cellar for decades. The wine has nice structure and opened nicely after 30 in bottle and 15 in the glass. The softness of the merlot is readily apparent (and pleasing). A nice off label Pauillac if you find it on the menu traveling around France.

Full bodied. Spicy bit though.

2009 vintage. Basic but Well-balanced. A fruit-forward Bordeaux that's a bit hot, possibly due to the vintage. Nose is a bit spicy. Silky smooth finish with Well-integrated oak. Pairs great with lamb.