2018 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien 750mL

SKU: 211358

Product Details

Appellation:
Saint Julien
Country:
France
Producer:
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou
Product:
Wine Imported
Region:
Bordeaux
Size:
750 mL
Varietal:
Bordeaux Blend
Vintage:
2018
Wine Type:
Red
UsrKNWWCRBOPISVinous:
96+|The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is surprisingly reticent at this stage, almost shockingly so. I imagine that won't be an issue in time. If anything, I am quite struck by the wine's energy and drive. Dark-fleshed fruit, spice, mint, lavender and new...
UsrKNWWCRBOPISWineAdvocate:
98|The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, aged 18 months in 100% new barriques. It has a pH of 3.7, 14.5% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 95. Deep purple-black colored, it has a powerful nos...
UsrKNWWCRBOPISWineSpectator:
96-99|Another rock 'em sock 'em St.-Julien here, brimming with nearly exotic blackberry, plum, blueberry and aa berry reduction notes, bristling with brambly energy and racing through a graphite-edged finish. Shows gorgeous perfume throughout, des...
Critic Scores
V
96+
WA
98
WS
96-99
Pairings

Asian Cuisine

Beef

Duck

Green Vegetables

Lamb

Mild Cheese

Pasta

Root Vegetables

$245.00

Critic Scores

96-99

Wine Spectator

Another rock 'em sock 'em St.-Julien here, brimming with nearly exotic blackberry, plum, blueberry and aa berry reduction notes, bristling with brambly energy and racing through a graphite-edged finish. Shows gorgeous perfume throughout, despite the fairly obvious level of concentration. JM-04/2019
98

Wine Advocate

The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, aged 18 months in 100% new barriques. It has a pH of 3.7, 14.5% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 95. Deep purple-black colored, it has a powerful nose of baked black cherries, blackberry preserves and crème de cassis with nuances of menthol, pencil lead, cedar chest and Indian spices, plus fragrant wafts of violets and licorice emerging after a few minutes. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bursts with impactful black fruits and exotic spices layers, supported by firm, ripe grainy tannins and bags of freshness, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note. There is a brightness to the wine—surprising freshness—and yet it remains very rich and hedonic, presenting an extraordinary vinous paradox that will blow away fans of this great estate. -Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate
96+

Vinous

The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is surprisingly reticent at this stage, almost shockingly so. I imagine that won't be an issue in time. If anything, I am quite struck by the wine's energy and drive. Dark-fleshed fruit, spice, mint, lavender and new oak build in the glass. From barrel, the Ducru was opulent and sensual, but it appears to be going through a closed phase at the moment. Decanting helps, but I would not be in any rush to drink this. The 2018 is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak. -Antonio Galloni, Vinous