chateau ducru beaucaillou 2eme cru classe st julien

Château Ducru Beaucaillou, 2eme Cru Classé, St Julien, 2005

Name: Château Ducru Beaucaillou, 2eme Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Price: 2381.47 GBP

97/100

Inside Bordeaux

98/100

The Wine Independent

95/100

Vinous

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2005
12x75cl
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£2,381.47

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Bruno Borie’s 2005, which is a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot and will receive 87% new oak, is an absolute stunner that immediately grabbed our attention. It is very similar to the second wine, rich and pure, yet with considerably more depth, power and refinement. The whole is wrapped in super-sweet tannins, silky smoth and sumptuous, and shows exquisite balance that goes on and on. A superb performance.

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Critic Reviews

98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2005 Ducru-Beaucaillou, 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Merlot, is deep garnet in color with a touch of brick. It needs a fair bit of shaking before it erupts with the most spectacular perfume of kirsch, warm cassis, rose oil, and licorice, followed by hints of unsmoked cigars, crushed rocks, and fragrant soil. The medium to full-bodied palate has a firm, grainy texture and compelling tension, beautifully framing the red and black fruit layers, and finishing with a firework display of floral and mineral notes.

drinking window 2022 - 2050

date of review 09/2023

97/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Fully ripe red cherry, cassis and blackberry fruits. with exotic turmeric and clove spice notes. Plenty of supple texture through the palate, with softened tannins and St Julien balance. Higher Merlot content than you would find in the wine today, this is a 2005 with hints of tertiary truffles, saffran and oyster shell, finessed and welcoming. Harvest September 21 to October 6. 100% new oak. Eric and Jacques Boissenot consultants.

drinking window 2023 - 2038

date of review 05/2023

95/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2005 Ducru-Beaucaillou, tasted a dozen times since en primeur, was picked 21 September to 6 October, matured in 90% new oak for 18 months. It delivers a wall of black fruit on the nose that gradually opens up with aeration, touches of incense and wild mint, cedar coming through with time. But these aromatics remain very backward. The palate is medium-bodied with firm grippy tannins, fine acidity, solid and focused. Tremendously and uncompromisingly backward, this is a seriously fine Ducru-Beaucaillou that is just not yet ready, so go back to the cellar and leave it there for another five years. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château.

drinking window 2026 - 2060

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%

allergen information

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