La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Very deep nearly opaque red. Intense color and saturation. Some bell pepper, white pepper, and dried rosemary on the nose. Delicious blue fruits on the palate, mainly blackberry. Quite hot with the ALC-- Medium+. Medium acidity. Medium+ bodied. Definitely a wine for beef. Tannins are medium but there is a bitterness on the finish--which continues to deliver massive fruit. It's very good wine, that will be great in several years
93 points
Very deep nearly opaque red. Intense color and saturation. Some bell pepper, white pepper, and dried rosemary on the nose. Delicious blue fruits on the palate, mainly blackberry. Quite hot with the ALC-- Medium+. Medium acidity. Medium+ bodied. Definitely a wine for beef. Tannins are medium but there is a bitterness on the finish--which continues to deliver massive fruit. It's very good wine, that will be great in several years
93 points
Blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, floral spice and smoky cedar notes, aged 12 months in 60% new barrels. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry and black cherry with cacao, tobacco, licorice and smoky spice. Fine grainy tannins, well balanced on long finish, ending with fruit, cedar, smoke and earthy mineral character. Very nice, will age well but wait a few more years to really enjoy!
Blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, floral spice and smoky cedar notes, aged 12 months in 60% new barrels. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry and black cherry with cacao, tobacco, licorice and smoky spice. Fine grainy tannins, well balanced on long finish, ending with fruit, cedar, smoke and earthy mineral character. Very nice, will age well but wait a few more years to really enjoy!
Apr 8th, 2023Blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, floral spice and smoky cedar notes, aged 12 months in 60% new barrels. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry and black cherry with cacao, tobacco, licorice and smoky spice. Fine grainy tannins, well balanced on long finish, ending with fruit, cedar, smoke and earthy mineral character. Very nice, will age well but wait a few more years to really enjoy!
Blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, floral spice and smoky cedar notes, aged 12 months in 60% new barrels. On the palate flavors of fresh blackberry and black cherry with cacao, tobacco, licorice and smoky spice. Fine grainy tannins, well balanced on long finish, ending with fruit, cedar, smoke and earthy mineral character. Very nice, will age well but wait a few more years to really enjoy!
Apr 4th, 2023
The final wine of the evening was the 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou. From the Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou their 2nd wine a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. A Left Bank Bordeaux from Saint-Julien.
On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, cassis, black currant, chocolate, smokey oak, vanilla, cedar and earth.
On the palate is black cherry, blackberry, spice, black currant, cedar, black pepper, graphite, tobacco and earth.
This is a full bodied wine with medium + acidity and medium + grippy sandpaper tannins moving into a long black fruit graphite earthy finish. Have a great weekend and continued love of wine. Stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
The final wine of the evening was the 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou. From the Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou their 2nd wine a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. A Left Bank Bordeaux from Saint-Julien.
On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, cassis, black currant, chocolate, smokey oak, vanilla, cedar and earth.
On the palate is black cherry, blackberry, spice, black currant, cedar, black pepper, graphite, tobacco and earth.
This is a full bodied wine with medium + acidity and medium + grippy sandpaper tannins moving into a long black fruit graphite earthy finish. Have a great weekend and continued love of wine. Stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Cassis, red plum, significant spice. Baked red raspberry, raspberry bar, vanilla, kirsch / dripping elegant with elegant, rich, textured black fruit / med+ throughout with prominent acid structure / a wine of serious clarity, but also of generous fruit / vanilla-mocha note comes through at the finish
Cassis, red plum, significant spice. Baked red raspberry, raspberry bar, vanilla, kirsch / dripping elegant with elegant, rich, textured black fruit / med+ throughout with prominent acid structure / a wine of serious clarity, but also of generous fruit / vanilla-mocha note comes through at the finish
Dec 23rd, 2019
Sight: Fully opaque, legs, deep purplish red. Nose: Black fruit forward, plum. Mouth: Full bodied, high tannins, very earthy.
Sight: Fully opaque, legs, deep purplish red. Nose: Black fruit forward, plum. Mouth: Full bodied, high tannins, very earthy.
Apr 18th, 2025
Astringent, too much capsicum, bell pepper; cedar but no fruit to speak of. Not very enjoyable; disappointing; I couldn’t identify any overt faults
Astringent, too much capsicum, bell pepper; cedar but no fruit to speak of. Not very enjoyable; disappointing; I couldn’t identify any overt faults
Feb 2nd, 2025
More polished and refined. Still got a stong backbone body. 58% Merlot 2 Petit Verdot 40 Cabernet Sauvignon
More polished and refined. Still got a stong backbone body. 58% Merlot 2 Petit Verdot 40 Cabernet Sauvignon
Apr 23rd, 2024
Coffee, rubber, bitter chocolate, cassis, dried meat. 93.
Coffee, rubber, bitter chocolate, cassis, dried meat. 93.
Apr 23rd, 2024