1985 Grand Puy Ducasse
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The 1985 Grand-Puy-Ducasse is a textbook Pauillac, not a blockbuster in any manner, but a cedary, spicy, fragrant wine with fine depth, a supple texture, some fatness and flesh, as well as a smooth, graceful finish. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 11/90.
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Very pretty plum, cherry and cedar flavors in a sleek, elegant, well define ins are supple and in proportion. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1988.
The 1985 Grand-Puy-Ducasse is a textbook Pauillac, not a blockbuster in any manner, but a cedary, spicy, fragrant wine with fine depth, a supple texture, some fatness and flesh, as well as a smooth, graceful finish. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 11/90. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
About the producer

The 40 hectares of this Pauillac Fifth Growth are spread across three sites, pieced together in the 18th century by Pierre Ducasse. Today owned by France’s Crédit Agricole bank, they have some very fine vineyard land, with their northernmost plot neighbouring Mouton and Lafite.