2023 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Cru Classé St-Julien

Tasted April 2024. 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot. 13% ABV. Focused and detailed on the nose with black berry fruit, violets and anise. Rich, layered, dense on the palate, with concentrated black fruit. There's lovely perfume throughout and a fine, flinty finish.

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75cl Bottle

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Wine specification

Producer
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Colour
Red Wine
Sweetness
Dry
Region & Country
Médoc, Bordeaux, France
ABV Please note this is an estimated ABV and will be updated when the wine arrives in the UK.
13.5%
Maturity
Young 2029 – 2058
Style
Still Wine

Product Description

Critic Scores

94-96/100 – Neal Martin, vinous.com

29/04/2024

The 2023 Ducru-Beaucaillou, matured in 100% new oak for a planned 18 months, has a less forceful bouquet than the 2022 last year and, consequently, shows more refinement and poise. The scents don't come barging out of the blocks, but they creep up on you. The palate is medium-bodied with a fresh entry. Showing moderate depth, it’s quite linear in style and grippy. A faint touch of bell pepper emerges on the classically styled finish that reminds me of some of the old vintages of Ducru-Beaucaillou. This is the strictest vintage I have encountered in some time.

96-97/100 – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

22/04/2024

This has aromas of blackberries and blackcurrant, as well as graphite and flint. Some gunpowder. It’s full-bodied with extremely refined tannins, a creamy character and al-dente fruit at the finish. Crunchy, succulent and linear. Mineral edge to it, like licking a stone. Energetic. 83% cabernet sauvignon and 17% merlot.