Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend
Tobacco and dark fruit. Ink and pure midpalate. Still quite dense and lean. Good stuff.
Tobacco and dark fruit. Ink and pure midpalate. Still quite dense and lean. Good stuff.
Mar 1st, 2024Again, cedar , cassis, leather, graphite, pepper.
Again, cedar , cassis, leather, graphite, pepper.
Jul 16th, 2023The 1995 Ducru-Beaucaillou, matured in two-thirds new oak, has a very refined bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, rose petal and cedar aromas, very focused and sophisticated. The palate is well balanced with sour red cherries, balsamic and cedar notes, vibrant and full of energy, though you might well argue it doesn’t quite have the panache and complexity of ensuing vintages on the finish. But it is certainly ageing well and is drinking perfectly now. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2022)
The 1995 Ducru-Beaucaillou, matured in two-thirds new oak, has a very refined bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, rose petal and cedar aromas, very focused and sophisticated. The palate is well balanced with sour red cherries, balsamic and cedar notes, vibrant and full of energy, though you might well argue it doesn’t quite have the panache and complexity of ensuing vintages on the finish. But it is certainly ageing well and is drinking perfectly now. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2022)
Group tasted blind and guessed vintages between ‘10 and ‘14. Wonderful wine that is young but drinking so well right now. Wish I had another bottle!
Group tasted blind and guessed vintages between ‘10 and ‘14. Wonderful wine that is young but drinking so well right now. Wish I had another bottle!
Dec 23rd, 2018Seems oxidated. Sweet and rusty. No Score.
Seems oxidated. Sweet and rusty. No Score.
2 people found it helpfulApr 5th, 2017Sexy, warm cherries, charming and open, great length, no heaviness, tealeaf, fresh ground coffee. Tannines are integrating. Comfortable like grandpa's leather chair.
Sexy, warm cherries, charming and open, great length, no heaviness, tealeaf, fresh ground coffee. Tannines are integrating. Comfortable like grandpa's leather chair.
2 people found it helpfulApr 3rd, 2014Seemed slightly advanced, rustic and tannic. Perhaps a bit off?
Seemed slightly advanced, rustic and tannic. Perhaps a bit off?
1 person found it helpfulAug 18th, 2018Very nice, still grippy, needs time.
Very nice, still grippy, needs time.
1 person found it helpfulJul 21st, 2016