chateau ducru beaucaillou 2eme cru classe st julien

Château Ducru Beaucaillou, 2eme Cru Classé, St Julien, 1988

Name: Château Ducru Beaucaillou, 2eme Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Price: 2256 GBP

86/100

Vinous

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1988
12x75cl
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£2,256.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

'The 1988 Ducru is a medium-bodied wine, without the profound depth and sheer intensity of fruit of the 1989. Possessing high tannins and good ripeness, with an overall sense of compactness and toughness, it recalls the style of the best 1966 Medocs. 88/100'. - erobertparker.com

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Critic Reviews

86/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 1988 Ducru-Beaucaillou, a late picked vintage (30 September to 12 October) feels a little staid on the nose. Black fruit, touches of lavender, but there seems to be little energy or tension. The palate is better with black cherries and briary, but there is a greenness that is more jarring here than on the bottle I tasted at the estate three years earlier, suggesting that bottles should be consumed in the near future. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château.

drinking window 2021 - 2025

date of review 07/2022

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Julien

Producer:

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

12.5%

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