Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 CS20231026 and 24% Pinot Meunier reveals

and 24% Pinot Meunier reveals ripe peaches and bread with elegant minerality

tropical fruits

The wine ages five months in stainless steel

Saperavi aged with the skins of white grapes in Qvevri for 1 year

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

Chateau Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac 2009 CS20231026 and 24% Pinot Meunier revealsFrom 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