2018 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, Magnum (1.5L) [Slightly Scuffed Label]

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100JD100DR
Critic key JD = Jeb DunnuckDR = Decanter
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Rating
JD100/DR100
Producer
Ducru Beaucaillou
Vintage
2018
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Saint-Julien
Country
France
Classification
2eme Cru Classe
Format
Magnum
Volume
1500mL
ABV
13.5
Type
Still
Color
Red

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Product Description

JD100 "Looking at the 2018 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, I was stopped in my tracks at this beauty and continue to think 2018 is an incredible vintage for Bordeaux. Checking in as 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot that was raised in new barrels, it has an essence of cassis character as well notes of tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, crushed stone, and cedar pencil. Cut from the same cloth as the 2009, although with slightly more polished tannins, it's full-bodied and massively concentrated and structured, yet flawlessly balanced, with incredible purity and no hard edges." JD Oct 2023

DR100 "One of the greatest wines that this domain has produced in Bruno Borie's era, the 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou sneaks up on you with this fabulous, yet singular bouquet of spices, iris, violet, dark cherry and blackcurrant. The oak is perfectly integrated and intertwined with graphite notes with time. The palate is concentrated but brimming with energy, yet what really stands out is its confounding freshness as well as the finesse and precise contours of the tannic framework. An already profound wine that will reach new heights over the next two decades." YC Jun 2021

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