Croix de Beaucaillou 2019
Saint-Julien AOC
Ducru Beaucaillou is a very fine 2ème Cru Classé estate, producing their Grand Vin, as well as the earlier drinking La Croix. Its Cabernet-focused grapes are from dedicated parcels and make a beautifully balanced claret, delicious now and to cellar.
Wine Details
- Red - Medium Bodied
- Fine wine
France- Deep crimson
- Cabernet-based blend
- 10.5 Units
- 14% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2045
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Solid core or dense fruit, chewy tannins, full body, great length
Aroma
Blackberries, cassis, liquorice, ceddar and walnut
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Wine Advocate describes the fine Ducru Beaucaillou estate: "With its optimally situated gravel soils on the bank of the Gironde around its grand 19th-century château, Ducru-Beaucaillou can boast one of the finest terroirs of the entire Médoc". It goes on to introduce this wine: "Rich aromas of cassis, licorice, cigar wrapper, loamy soil and creamy new oak introduce Bruno Borie's 2019 La Croix de Beaucaillou." Its grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated, are all from dedicated vineyards, not necessarily the younger vines. James Suckling awarded this wine a phenomenal 96 points, calling it "fantastic", "really long and serious," "so St-Julien", like the 1995 Ducru". High praise indeed. Open early and decant or, better still, cellar.
"Fantastic aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants, licorice and walnuts. So St-Julien. Like 1995 Ducru"
James Suckling
