La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing black currants, plums, licorice, light oak, chocolates, herbs, coffee, earth, spices, tobacco leaf and black tea.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Bordeaux is still young, but already enjoyable, even by itself.
Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Complex and interesting. Fruit forward and elegant.
Easy drinking at this point, and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. Aged in French oak barrels for 12 months.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing black currants, plums, licorice, light oak, chocolates, herbs, coffee, earth, spices, tobacco leaf and black tea.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Bordeaux is still young, but already enjoyable, even by itself.
Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Complex and interesting. Fruit forward and elegant.
Easy drinking at this point, and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. Aged in French oak barrels for 12 months.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$65.
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! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
One of the better 2nd’s I’ve had. Slightly fruit forward in a drink now style. Soft tannins and good acidity for that easy drinking brightness.
One of the better 2nd’s I’ve had. Slightly fruit forward in a drink now style. Soft tannins and good acidity for that easy drinking brightness.
Mar 9th, 2026
Delicious. Smells strongly of dark fruits and also a bit herbal. More body than the Burgundy we tasted, and I like this better. It tasted more complex and more tannic. Definitely dark fruits on the palate, but made subtle by a mineral and almost savory note. Would recommend.
Delicious. Smells strongly of dark fruits and also a bit herbal. More body than the Burgundy we tasted, and I like this better. It tasted more complex and more tannic. Definitely dark fruits on the palate, but made subtle by a mineral and almost savory note. Would recommend.
Mar 5th, 2026
Was dark throughout the whole glass. Smelled and tasted like nutmeg and clove.
Was dark throughout the whole glass. Smelled and tasted like nutmeg and clove.
Mar 5th, 2026
Opened 6 hours prior and decanted for 3. Could have taken more air for sure - one to try again in a few years. For now this is quite full, deep and purple, would definitely have guessed a new world producer (though someone with old world sensibilities) but the depth of earth and mineral character on the finish does lead you back to Bordeaux and to St Julien specifically. Very enjoyable structure, depth of fruit, and acid. Perfect pairing with a double R ranch strip steak.
Opened 6 hours prior and decanted for 3. Could have taken more air for sure - one to try again in a few years. For now this is quite full, deep and purple, would definitely have guessed a new world producer (though someone with old world sensibilities) but the depth of earth and mineral character on the finish does lead you back to Bordeaux and to St Julien specifically. Very enjoyable structure, depth of fruit, and acid. Perfect pairing with a double R ranch strip steak.
Feb 16th, 2026