Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

9.394 ratings
9.118 pro ratings
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
David Langstaff

Elegant. Soft tannins. Nice balance of nose and taste, and earth. Very covered fruit. Stayed with us over an hour meal after opening up. A wonderful old friend.

Elegant. Soft tannins. Nice balance of nose and taste, and earth. Very covered fruit. Stayed with us over an hour meal after opening up. A wonderful old friend.

Apr 13th, 2019
Peter Trevisani

Fantastic. Everything you want in a 25 year old wine! If you have it drink it!

Fantastic. Everything you want in a 25 year old wine! If you have it drink it!

2 people found it helpfulApr 21st, 2014
Melissa Treadway

Melissa had this 11 years ago

Melissa had this 11 years ago

2 people found it helpfulApr 9th, 2014
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Still showing well. Nice bottle evolution...everything still well knit together. The mid red fruits shining, tannins completely resolved with a nice balance of nice light earthiness. @ Pebble Beach Food & Wine.

Still showing well. Nice bottle evolution...everything still well knit together. The mid red fruits shining, tannins completely resolved with a nice balance of nice light earthiness. @ Pebble Beach Food & Wine.

1 person found it helpfulApr 23rd, 2017
Jeremy Noye

CEO Morrell & Company

9.2

Reconditioned at the chateau. A great meaty and dirty example of aged Bordeaux. #morrellstafeducation

Reconditioned at the chateau. A great meaty and dirty example of aged Bordeaux. #morrellstafeducation

1 person found it helpfulOct 12th, 2015
Miguel Ostrowski

Sadly it was corked!

Sadly it was corked!

Jan 19th, 2017
Bob McDonald

The 1989 vintage. Could not be anything other than Bordeaux - lovely perfume. Even though from a good vintage this was probably more impressive a few years ago when it was plush. These days drier tannins and spicy rather than fruity notes. Still enjoyable but cellaring is not the be all and end all!

The 1989 vintage. Could not be anything other than Bordeaux - lovely perfume. Even though from a good vintage this was probably more impressive a few years ago when it was plush. These days drier tannins and spicy rather than fruity notes. Still enjoyable but cellaring is not the be all and end all!

Oct 11th, 2015
William Meznarich

Texas distributor

9.4

Flawless condition.

Flawless condition.

Feb 7th, 2015
Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

9.4

Easy drinking and great with an afternoon steak!

Easy drinking and great with an afternoon steak!

Dec 13th, 2014
Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

8.6

Still pretty young, although there is a touch of funk. A lot of tertiary aromas, with cedar and cigar box being the most prevalent.

Still pretty young, although there is a touch of funk. A lot of tertiary aromas, with cedar and cigar box being the most prevalent.

Mar 10th, 2014