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Ducru Beaucaillou Saint-Julien, 2020

Ducru Beaucaillou Saint-Julien, 2020

€350,00 - €350,00
€350,00
€350,00 - €350,00
€350,00

"With its optimally situated gravel soils on the bank of the Gironde around its grand 19th-century château, Ducru-Beaucaillou can boast one of the finest terroirs of the entire Médoc. Planted at a density of 10,000 vines per hectare and farmed organically since 2018, with high canopies and seasonal cover crops, the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon is increasing at the expense of Merlot. Macerations are classical, followed by élevage in long-seasoned new oak barrels, and only around one-third of the estate's Saint-Julien production makes it into the grand vin. Proprietor Bruno Borie envisages Ducru as something of a Renaissance villa, with its vegetable garden and livestock raised on site as well as viticulture, and he lives on the property. But Borie's vision is also modern, with an in-house research-and-development department."

Wine Advocate

Producer

Ducru Beaucaillou

Tasting Notes

The 2020 marks Ducru Beaucaillou's 300th anniversary. Production is 25% down on last year. The blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot that will be aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak. The abv is 13.5%. Deep ruby in colour. The nose is refined but intense, bringing cool blackcurrant fruit with the classic riper flair this wine is known for - hints of kirsch and sweet spice but also floral tones. The oak is present but sits in tandem with a strong graphite note that follows onto the palate, leaving a strong impression of freshness. There is superb delineation of cool black cherry and blackcurrant, bolstered by savoury spices of oak. The tannins are ever-present but refined, adding a full structure without dominating the fruit. This an elegant, chiselled Ducru with a long and harmonious finish.

Country

France

Region

St Julien

Style

Full, tannic red

Colour

Red

ABV

13.5

Unit Size

13.5

Dry/Sweet

  • Dry

Grape

81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot

Press Review

"An amazing Ducru, one of the wines of the vintage. Hugely persistent, chiselled and precise, yet succulent in its berry and cassis fruit character. The slate and pencil lead finish slows things down and grabs hold of you, I love the push-and-pull of the tannins. Always a confident and well-finessed wine, really flexing its muscles in 2020. 100% new oak barrels. 3.83pH."
98/100 Decanter

Drinking Window 2029 - 2045

Press Review 2

"Black core with crimson rim. Intense aroma of pure black fruit. Pure cassis. Very deep, rich and oaky but the fruit is the power at the core of the wine. Big and harmonious. Maybe not classic St-Julien but perhaps it is in 2020? Drink 2029-2042."
17.5++/20 Jancis Robinson

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