Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint-Julien
Red Blend from Bordeaux, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Ducru-Beaucaillou
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.
Description
Tasting at Ch. Ducru Beaucaillou is always a pleasant experience and Bruno Borie was on typically enigmatic form when we arrived to taste the 2015. Really pure, clean and complex, the wine is sophisticated, with supple tannins and gorgeous, fat, juicy fruit. It is a wonderful wine. Lots of fat dark fruit appears on the palate, plums and cherries dominating, followed by a spicy, creamy finish. The Super Seconds have performed very well in 2015 and the ripeness of this wine is certainly very pleasing. Expressive, poised, elegant and charming. Delicious, this will certainly reward time in the cellar.
Food Pairing
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed and grilled dishes.
