Pauillac

The vineyard consists of three large plots in the commune of Pauillac. The vines border those of Mouton, Lafite and Pontet-Canet to the North. In their central part, they cover part of the Bourdieu of Grand Puy, and, at their southern extremity, the Saint-Lambert plateau.

The wine is aged from 18 to 24 months, depending on the vintage, in French oak barrels, 30% to 40% of which are new.

After hand-picking and selection of the grapes on the vine, these arrive in the winery, where they are de-stalked and carefully sorted once more. Fermentation is carried out in temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks. Some of the wines undergo malolactic fermentation in new barrels.

Arnaud Ducasse purchased a small house along the Gironde estuary from Jacques de Ségur Lord of Lafite in the mid-17th century. He could not have known that this would become the heart of a large estate that would stay in his family for nearly three centuries. The estate's true inventor was Pierre Ducasse a lawyer who was passionately interested in wine. He bought land in the city of Pauillac and a part of the bordieu de Grand-Puy which spread out over three parishes (Pauillac Saint Lambert and Beycheville). Pierre Ducasse's son built the current chateau on the site of his ancestors' house in the early 19th century. This chateau is highly unusual in that it is located in the heart of Pauillac. Included in the famous 1855 classification and benefiting from the rich diversity of some of the finest vineyard land in Pauillac Grand-Puy Ducasse is one of the leaders of this appellation. This great wine is made with the utmost care and the most up-to-date technological methods.