{"product_id":"ducru-beaucaillou-2016-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2016 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, Case of 12 btls","description":"JD100 \"An absolute legendary wine that's as good as anything out there, the 2016 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is reminiscent of the 2010, yet perhaps with a touch more opulence. A total blockbuster of a wine, it offers huge minerality as well as pure crème de cassis, liquid violets, graphite, and hints of tobacco that all emerge on the nose, and this fabulous Ducru-Beaucaillou is full-bodied, massively concentrated, and structured, yet somehow never loses its overarching sense of purity, balance, and elegance. This ultra-classic beauty deserves another decade of bottle age and will evolve gracefully for another 3-4 decades. Hats off to proprietor Bruno Borie for another incredible achievement.\" JD Oct 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP99 \"Made from 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, the 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou is deep garnet colored. It needs a little coaxing before it blasts out of the glass with notes of creme de cassis, blackberry preserves, and stewed plums, plus suggestions of licorice, tar, crushed rocks, and finally a beautiful waft of violets. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid structure of firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness supporting the concentrated, muscular black fruit flavors, finishing very long with loads of earth and mineral-inspired layers.\" LPB for TWP Oct 2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJS99 \"Super perfumed, attractive violets with a thread of fresh blueberries, cassis, blackberries and dark plums, delivering a very enticing impression. Beautiful ripeness here. The tannins are perfectly ripe and layers meld into each other, carrying deep, graceful and plush, velvety dark fruit long into the vibrant and seductive, chocolate-laced finish. Great potential.\" JS Jan 2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDR99 \"The 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou is extraordinary, illustrating Bruno Borie's connection with his terroir. Exhibiting aromas of cedar, graphite, dark berries, spices aromas and mineral-driven notes, it's full-bodied, incredibly elegant and tense with a velvety texture, yet sappy and fresh. Exquisitely balanced with fine-grained tannins, a few years of cellaring will be needed for the terroir expression to hit its stride.\" YC for DR Jun 2021 ","brand":"Ducru Beaucaillou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46924205916397,"sku":"BDX:DUC:DUCR-PK12-2016-F0L0C0","price":3595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXDUCDUCR-PK12-2016-F0L0C0_edit.jpg?v=1779154370","url":"https:\/\/grandcruliquidassets.com\/products\/ducru-beaucaillou-2016-12-pack-owc-750ml","provider":"Grand Cru Liquid Assets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}