
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a St-Julien property that today is one of the leading Super Seconds. It is owned by the Borie family and is situated in the south-east of the St-Julien appellation. Ducru-Beaucaillou's 50 hectares of vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5% and Petit Verdot 5%) lie on deep, large-stone gravel beds enriched with alluvial soil deposits and with a high clay content. The wines are matured in oak barriques (50-60% new) for 18 months. For many, Ducru-Beaucaillou is the quintessential St-Julien - deep-coloured, powerful, ripe, exquisitely well-balanced and perfectly harmonious. It requires a minimum of 10 years of bottle ageing before it should be approached and the best vintages will continue improving for many more years. Ducru-Beaucaillou is classified as a 2ème Cru Classé.

CHATEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU - SAINT JULIEN - 2010
- Product Weight
- 1.3 kg
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a St-Julien property that today is
one of the leading Super Seconds. It is owned by the Borie family and is
situated in the south-east of the St-Julien appellation. Ducru-Beaucaillou's 50
hectares of vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5%
and Petit Verdot 5%) lie on deep, large-stone gravel beds enriched with
alluvial soil deposits and with a high clay content. The wines are matured in
oak barriques (50-60% new) for 18 months. For many, Ducru-Beaucaillou is the
quintessential St-Julien - deep-coloured, powerful, ripe, exquisitely
well-balanced and perfectly harmonious. It requires a minimum of 10 years of
bottle ageing before it should be approached and the best vintages will
continue improving for many more years. Ducru-Beaucaillou is classified as a
2ème Cru Classé.
Tasting Notes
Highly structured, with creamy, sophisticated
tannins: a consistently dynamic and persistent Saint-Julien. With loads of
minerality, a terrific opaque purple color, this Ducru Beaucaillou should be at
its best a good decade from now and last 40-50 years. The classic wet rock,
creme de cassis, subtle oak and gravelly stoniness of the vineyard come through
in this spectacular, full-bodied, gorgeously pure and intense effort. This is
wine for the ages that should be forgotten for at least a decade.
Grape Varieties
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot.
Size
750 ml.