In 1971 a new group of shareholders took on the somewhat dormant estate, and went on to restructure and enlarge the vineyard?s holding. As from 1980, the winery was equipped with a new vatting house, including sorting tables and other facilities for handling the harvest. In 1991, the sorting tables were moved into the vineyards, in order to improve the quality of hand-picking. In 2004, CA Grands Crus, a subsidiary of the Groupe Cr?dit Agricole, acquired Ch?teau Grand Puy Ducasse. An improvement plan was put together for the entire estate. It is supervised today by Anne Le Naour, the Technical Director, and the consultant oenologist, Denis Dubourdieu.
