Strong, powerful, meaty, intense! Will be an impressive wine with some more time on the shelf.
Strong, powerful, meaty, intense! Will be an impressive wine with some more time on the shelf.
3 people found it helpfulJul 18th, 2015
Delightful, elegant as St Julien should be. Beautiful color, violet, blue fruit and finesse body.
Delightful, elegant as St Julien should be. Beautiful color, violet, blue fruit and finesse body.
2 people found it helpfulJul 14th, 2015
The 2009 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a fantastic wine. Here it bursts from the glass, perhaps less Pauillac-like than previous bottles, beautifully defined with a smorgasbord of red and black fruit laced with cedar and tobacco. There is no hedonism here, just wonderful intensity and focus. The palate is fresh on the entry with a fine bead of acidity, very poise yet powerful with a multi-layered finish that just lacquers the mouth. It probably needs another 5-6 years in bottle, but what a wine. Stunning. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2022)
The 2009 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a fantastic wine. Here it bursts from the glass, perhaps less Pauillac-like than previous bottles, beautifully defined with a smorgasbord of red and black fruit laced with cedar and tobacco. There is no hedonism here, just wonderful intensity and focus. The palate is fresh on the entry with a fine bead of acidity, very poise yet powerful with a multi-layered finish that just lacquers the mouth. It probably needs another 5-6 years in bottle, but what a wine. Stunning. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2022)
1 person found it helpfulJul 21st, 2022
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
