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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Grand Cru Classé Saint-Julien 2016

Reviews

100 -Jeb Dunnuck -

An absolute legendary wine that's as good as anything out there, the 2016 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is reminiscent of the 2010, yet perhaps with a touch more opulence. A total blockbuster of a wine, it offers huge minerality as well as pure crème de cassis, liquid violets, graphite, and hints of tobacco that all emerge on the nose, and this fabulous Ducru-Beaucaillou is full-bodied, massively concentrated, and structured, yet somehow never loses its overarching sense of purity, balance, and elegance. This ultra-classic beauty deserves another decade of bottle age and will evolve gracefully for another 3-4 decades. Hats off to proprietor Bruno Borie for another incredible achievement.

99 -James Suckling -

Super perfumed, attractive violets with a thread of fresh blueberries, cassis, blackberries and dark plums, delivering a very enticing impression. Beautiful ripeness here. The tannins are perfectly ripe and layers meld into each other, carrying deep, graceful and plush, velvety dark fruit long into the vibrant and seductive, chocolate-laced finish. Great potential.

99 -Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider -

Powerful, intense, rich, long, full-bodied, and concentrated, the wine is almost off the charts. From start to finish, this is a wow wine! As good as the nose is, on the palate, the wine explodes. The fruit is expansive, building and moving as it coats your palate. The seamless finish hits every nook and cranny in your mouth with layer after layer of lush, opulent, complex fruits. Drink from 2030-2065.

98+ -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

Very deep purple-black in color, the 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou delivers a pronounced, enticing nose of baked plums, blueberry preserves, fruitcake and boysenberry with suggestions of lilacs, mocha, hoisin and exotic spices plus a waft of cedar chest. Full-bodied, rich and opulent in the mouth, the palate has layer upon layer of black fruit preserves and spicy nuances, matched by a very firm, grainy frame, finishing with epic length and depth.

98+ -The Wine Independent -

2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou… what an enormous glass of wine! Pure First Growth quality. Loads of pure, silky, sweet and very focused fruit, tobacco, cassis, pepper and fresh minty nuances are all mixed together in an excellent way. A long aftertaste leaving your mouth coated with pleasure just underlines that Ducru-Beaucaillou is in the form of its life and probably in modern times have not produced anything quite on this level. A majestic glass that should be even better in 5-8 years time.

98 -Wine Enthusiast -

98 -Jane Anson -

97 -Wine Spectator -

97 -Decanter -

The youngest of a very strong trio (alongside 2010 and 2005) the 2016 is a wonderful example of 'new-wave' Bordeaux with all the intensity, purity and gloss expected from a top château, together with intense dark-Cabernet fruit, freshness, precision and great length. All the components here are in great balance with firm, ripe, tight-knit tannins, subtle oak, crisp acidity and elegance. A hint of violets add to the perfume, with a streak of graphite on the finish. Could be enjoyed now but well-worth keeping a decade.

97 -Falstaff -

95+ -Vinous -

The 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou has quite a primal bouquet compared to its peers, quite luscious blackberry and blueberry scents, but it is far from exotic. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, fine acidity, harmonious and poised, with a bright, very elegant finish. Wonderful. Expect that score to trickle upwards as it matures in bottle. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.

Technical Details

Blend 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot
Winemaker Emmanuel Bonneau & Bruno Borie
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub Region Left Bank
Appellation Saint-Julien
Vineyard Estate Vineyards of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Second-Growth (2ème Grand Cru Classé)
Farming Method High Environmental Value (HVE) Level 3 & ISO 14001 Certified
Oak 100% new French oak barrels
Aging / Cooperage 18 months
Alcohol 13.5%
Production 7,500 cases

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Grand Cru Classé Saint-Julien 2016

Name: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Grand Cru Classé Saint-Julien 2016
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014669
Price: 239.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Bordeaux Blends | Bordeaux

JD100, JS99, JL99, WA98+, TWI98+, WE98, JA98, WS97, DC97, FS97, VN95+

High Environmental Value (HVE) Level 3 & ISO 14001 Certified

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$239.95

750ML

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Widely regarded as one of the vintage's benchmark wines, floral and mineral-driven with graphite and crushed rock notes over a broad, muscular frame. Structured for very long aging, with fine tannins that need a decade or more to soften.

About The Producer

One of Bordeaux’s most iconic Second Growths, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou has a history dating back to the 18th century and is renowned for its gravel-rich terroir overlooking the Gironde. Under the stewardship of the Borie family, the estate has undergone significant investment in vineyards and cellar technology. Today, Ducru-Beaucaillou produces wines that marry classical Saint-Julien structure with modern precision and polish.

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