Matthew Davis

9.0

Very robust, really good leather and earthy, some dark dried fruit. So good. — 2 months ago

with Rivka, Navin and 1 other

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Found another ‘17. Dark Ruby with aromas of ripe berry fruit and floral spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry, plum and currants with complex spice showing notes of cacao, cinnamon and rich vanilla oak. Graceful soft tannins, nice mouthfeel, great balance with acidity, long finish, ending with notes of oak, smoke and mineral notes. Nice! — 5 years ago

Sarah

9.2

Medium bodied, little dry, fruity. Would be good with steak. — 6 years ago

Marc Melser

9.0

We had the 2018 Vintage on 9/2-3/25. A nice, easy drinking Pinot Noir. Tastes of red cherry, plum and blueberry. Smooth texture, nice mouthfeel. — 4 months ago

Barry Grossman

9.1

Rich, smoky, meaty, but well balanced. — 5 years ago

Tania Vetluzhskikh

8.9

Tasted in 2020 — 5 years ago

Mads

9.4

Dried fruit, leather, tobacco, peppercorn but also a surprising tartness (cherry? Cran?) on the palate. A Bday wine from Teresa and Andy, drank just in time as the 2004 has lost all tannins. Tannin still kicking here. 60 min decanted but still unfolding. Happy birthday and happy new year — 6 years ago

with Paul

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

1995. Lost something. But sure. In great shape and historically lovely. What a treat — 2 years ago

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9.3

The 1996 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a vintage that I have not tasted for a number of years. Matured in two-thirds new oak, it has an open and expressive bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, estuarine scents, touches of liquorice emerging with time. It is higher-toned than the 1995 with iodine evolving with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannins, fresh acidity, quite sweet in the mouth and maybe like the 1995, just missing that complexity and terroir expression that I think has defined recent vintages from this estate. Maybe it is slightly compromised by some Merlot (25%) that was picked a but later, but still, there is a lot of pleasure to be found in this 1996. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2022)
— 3 years ago

Cameron Parry

9.0

Wood got in the way of the fruit... otherwise totally solid. — 6 years ago