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2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (81%),Merlot (19%)
For laying down
Product: 20208008844
2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

Cabernet Sauvignon 81%, Merlot 19%

This is a wonderful wine to mark Ducru-Beaucaillou’s 300th vintage. The hedonism of 2018 and the aromatic intensity of ’19 are present here, but with greater definition and toned musculature. Bruno Borie calls it “more athletic than sexy”. Initially, the wine is compact and defined. The bouquet starts with rose, transitions to black cherry, then blackberry, which then metamorphoses to cigar. It’s beautifully layered and with a voluptuous sense of crème de cassis, though alcohol is only 13.5%. The tannins are superb, both driving and supporting the wine. This is like a Pauillac in structure but St Julien in generosity.

Drink 2029-2050

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (81%),Merlot (19%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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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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