Grand Puy Ducasse 1982

Sweet tobacco, sour cherries, smoked cedar - the aromatics on the nose are lovely. High acidity gives a sense of life and sark straight away, with a lick of salty stones around the firm, fleshy and chewy tannins. You can still sense the muscles on this, sinewy with real bounce. I love the frame and structure, lively and still full of exuberance but keeping the red fruit at the fore with graphite and minerality on the finish. Very moreish and one I immediately wanted another sip of.

This wine has always been an attractive, fragrant, classic Pauillac with scents of cedar, spice, and berry fruit. Although not the most concentrated wine from the appellation, it is a medium-bodied, elegant example of the vintage that requires drinking before the turn of the century . Tasted 2 times since bottling with consistent notes.