Appellations

Ducru Beaucaillou 2015

St Julien, Second Growth

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Tasting Notes

Intense and aromatic, Ducru is filled to the brim with complex layers of cool, clean black fruit, liquorice with minerals at the core. The density here is also as impressive as the suavity and sleekness of the tannins. The length goes on and on. A great success in 2015 and possibly our favourite St Julien this year.

Score: 95 - 97 Albany Vintners, - Date: 27 April 2016

95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot. IPT 75, pH 3.89, 35 hl/ha. Highest proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon ever. 100% new oak. From 2003 the wine has been aged for 18 months in barrel. Very deep. Lifted and fresh. Very correct and unforced. Very sweet. Only just not too sweet..Transparent. Very expressive. Lively and fresh but a bit sinewy. 13.42%

Score: 17 - 18 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2023-2036 Date: 01 April 2016

The 2015 Ducru-Beaucaillou offers notable depth, power and richness. There is plenty of tannin lurking beneath, but it is nearly buried by the sheer intensity of the fruit. Smoke, tobacco, charcoal, leather and dark stone fruits give the 2015 much of its brooding, tightly wound personality. A wine of pedigree and exceptional class, the 2015 Ducru is structured yet also spherical in texture, with terrific balance and tons of style. The 2015 is 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot.

Score: 94 - 96 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 April 2016

The 2015 Ducru Beaucaillou is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot, picked from around 28 September to 6 October. Matured in 100% new oak for what will be 18 months, delivering 13.5% alcohol, it has a relatively opulent bouquet for Saint Julien, with ripe black plum mixed with blackberry and cranberry, very well defined and neatly interwoven with the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly savory opening, gently but insistently gripping the mouth. It feels dense and structured with a subtle marine-like note towards the linear, black olive-tinged finish. Bruno Borie has a 2015 with backbone, with longevity in mind. I suspect this will require a decade for the tannins to soften and continue the purple patch for this grand estate.

Score: 94 - 96 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2025-2050 Date: 01 April 2016

A dense and compressed red with loads of blackberry and blueberry character. Fresh wet vineyard soil. Some mushroom too. Full and very tannic yet polished and very refined. Super balance and depth.

Score: 95 - 96 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 01 April 2016