Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

9.554 ratings
9.612 pro ratings
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
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Mike R
9.6

Amazing and it decades left on it

Amazing and it decades left on it

Apr 4th, 2022
David Moffat

David had this 8 years ago

David had this 8 years ago

3 people found it helpfulSep 25th, 2016
Renaud Lesage

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
Monica Yu

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
Taylor Boydstun

Taylor had this 9 years ago

Taylor had this 9 years ago

2 people found it helpfulMar 5th, 2015
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9.7

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
Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe

Almost CA like at this point in its evolution. Long way to go...

Almost CA like at this point in its evolution. Long way to go...

Nov 28th, 2014
Jessica

May not have been a good bottle

May not have been a good bottle

May 23rd, 2023
Lori Eickleberry

Yummmmmmmmmm

Yummmmmmmmmm

Apr 16th, 2023
Ray Vanderhoff

Smelled a bit funky right out of the bottle, but with some aeration said funk blew off and exposed a beautiful nose of black fruit, tobacco, mushroom, graphite (almost crude oil-like) and a slight violet aroma. Black cherry/berry fruit flavors with hints of dark chocolate, menthol, soy sauce and dusty earth. Color was quite dark (purple) with just a bit of lightening around the rim. Perfect balance of alcohol, body and tannin (which were quite silky). Powerful, generous and rich, but quite elegant. Aging beautifully! Spectacular! I could not stop drinking this wine. Thank You Petey P.

Smelled a bit funky right out of the bottle, but with some aeration said funk blew off and exposed a beautiful nose of black fruit, tobacco, mushroom, graphite (almost crude oil-like) and a slight violet aroma. Black cherry/berry fruit flavors with hints of dark chocolate, menthol, soy sauce and dusty earth. Color was quite dark (purple) with just a bit of lightening around the rim. Perfect balance of alcohol, body and tannin (which were quite silky). Powerful, generous and rich, but quite elegant. Aging beautifully! Spectacular! I could not stop drinking this wine. Thank You Petey P.

Apr 9th, 2022