2012 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 750mL

SKU: 149256

Product Details

Appellation:
Saint Julien
Country:
France
Producer:
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou
Product:
Wine Imported
Region:
Bordeaux
Size:
750 mL
Varietal:
Bordeaux Blend
Vintage:
2012
Wine Type:
Red
UsrKNWWCRBOPISVinous:
94+|A big wine for the year, the 2012 Ducru-Beaucaillou possesses striking depth and intensity from start to finish. Sweet tobacco, cedar, smoke and savory herb overtones add intrigue to this deep, fleshy Saint-Julien. I imagine the 2012 will age ...
UsrKNWWCRBOPISWineAdvocate:
92|The color is a healthy deep ruby/purple and the wine smells beautiful, exhibiting lots of floral, creme de cassis, licorice and graphite notes. Medium-bodied but slightly deficient in the mid-palate at present, it picks up speed and finishes wi...
UsrKNWWCRBOPISWineSpectator:
93|Offers an almost lavish feel, with layers of warmed fig, blackberry paste and raspberry coulis lined with ganache, anise and fruitcake flavors. A rock-solid graphite note lines the finish, showing just the slightest twinge of the vintage's aust...
Critic Scores
V
94+
WA
92
WS
93
Pairings

Beef

$230.00

Critic Scores

93

Wine Spectator

Offers an almost lavish feel, with layers of warmed fig, blackberry paste and raspberry coulis lined with ganache, anise and fruitcake flavors. A rock-solid graphite note lines the finish, showing just the slightest twinge of the vintage's austerity. A very admirable effort. Best from 2018 through 2027. -James Molesworth, Wine Spectator
92

Wine Advocate

The color is a healthy deep ruby/purple and the wine smells beautiful, exhibiting lots of floral, creme de cassis, licorice and graphite notes. Medium-bodied but slightly deficient in the mid-palate at present, it picks up speed and finishes with serious authority and power. This 2012 should be outstanding, but it is difficult to favorably compare the 2012 to the prodigious wines produced at Ducru in 2009 and 2010. The 2012 will require 4-6 years of cellaring and should drink well for 15-20 years. -Robert Parker
94+

Vinous

A big wine for the year, the 2012 Ducru-Beaucaillou possesses striking depth and intensity from start to finish. Sweet tobacco, cedar, smoke and savory herb overtones add intrigue to this deep, fleshy Saint-Julien. I imagine the 2012 will age for several decades based on its fruit density. Whether the tannins ever become noble is another question. Still, it is impossible not to admire the wine's pure depth. -Antonio Galloni, Vinous