- Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2023 has been released at £288 per 12×75.
- ‘One of the most impressive bouquets encountered from this estate in a number of years’ said Neal Martin, awarding a barrel score of 92-94 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2020, 2019 and 2018 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2023 has been released at €23.4 per bottle ex-négociant, down 20.7% on the 2022 release (€29.50).
It is being offered by the international trade for £288 per 12×75, a 23.8% decrease on the 2022’s opening price (£378 a case).
Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2020, 2019 and 2018 vintages. See more pricing analysis below.
Critical response
The 2023 vintage of Grand-Puy Ducasse received a varied critical response.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (The Wine Independent) awarded a score of 90-92+ points, describing notes of ‘cedar, pencil lead notes, blackberries, Bing cherries, and raspberries, plus an undercurrent of dried Provence herbs’.
Neal Martin (Vinous) gave a barrel score of 92-94 points, calling the wine ‘excellent’ and adding that it ‘may surpass their 2022’.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) awarded the wine a score of 93-95 points. According to him, the 2023 is ‘a wine of grandeur and sweeping intensity, seriously impressive’.
By contrast, William Kelley (The Wine Advocate) gave a score of 86-88 points, noting a ‘somewhat herbal finish’.
Pricing analysis
While today’s release comes at a discount to last year’s, it remains one of the more expensive vintages available on the market today. There are options in back vintages for buyers in search of value.
The 93-point 2020 vintage, Neal Martin’s joint-highest scoring vintage of the decade, may provide reasonable value to buyers. It is available at a Market Price of £236 — an 18.1% discount to today’s release.
The 2019 and 2018 vintages, while receiving a slightly lower score of 91 points from Martin, benefit from extra time in bottle and are available at a discount to today’s release. While the 2018 vintage is the least expensive of the two, fans of Jane Anson may opt for the 2019, her joint-highest scoring vintage of the decade.
Use our ready-made list to easily spot opportunities in back-vintages of Château Grand-Puy Ducasse and other Bordeaux wines.
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