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2010 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will keep
17/20
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Robert Parker
90/100
Product: 20108015095
2010 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

With fabulous concentration, this is really exciting, concentrated and serious and it holds its own against the truly inspirational Grand Vin. It has such a lovely fresh vibrancy and a great depth that is worthy of a far higher-ranked wine. This could be a brilliant buy dependant on the price.
(85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot)
Simon Staples, Fine Wine Director
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2010
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Critics reviews

17/20
Very good depth of Cabernet-dominated fruit, lightly spicy, silky length, perfect balance.
Decanter.com
Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Since 2005 it is no longer a second wine but from a plot in the centre of the appellation with less estuarine influence. Very deep crimson. Deep crimson. Very rich and round. Suave and convincing. Lots of life and masses of fruit. €30-35 euros. A new label designed by a British designer will be launched at Annabels, London in May. jancis_robinson_mw MW- jancis_robinson_mw.com Apr 2011
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2011)
Robert Parker 90/100
Coming from a totally separate vineyard, this blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot sports a dramatic label designed by Jade Jagger, the daughter of rock legend Mick. The wine is richly fruity, lush, fleshy, very flamboyant, and seems to have more in common with the 2009 vintage than the more structured, backward and restrained 2010s. The wine is medium to full-bodied, luscious and best drunk over the next 10-15 years. 90 robert_parker- Wine Advocate- Feb 2013
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Feb 2013)

About this wine

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a St-Julien property that today is one of the leading Super Seconds. It is owned by the Borie family and is situated in the south-east of the St-Julien appellation. Ducru-Beaucaillou's 50 hectares of vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5% and Petit Verdot 5%) lie on deep, large-stone gravel beds enriched with alluvial soil deposits and with a high clay content. The wines are matured in oak barriques (50-60% new) for 18 months. For many, Ducru-Beaucaillou is the quintessential St-Julien - deep-coloured, powerful, ripe, exquisitely well-balanced and perfectly harmonious. It requires a minimum of 10 years of bottle ageing before it should be approached and the best vintages will continue improving for many more years. Ducru-Beaucaillou is classified as a 2ème Cru Classé.
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