Ducru Beaucaillou 2006

St Julien, Second Growth

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Tasting Notes
Very light soapy nose. Then sweetness and rather a mellow mid palate but fairly light and angular with lots of greenness on the finish. Score: 15 - 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2011-2018 27 January 2010
Deep crimson. Spicy, finely polished nose. Very glossy, only very slightly inky. Glossy, polished ink. Gentle - tastes as though it has been ripened gently. The tannins are very fine, pretty sandpapery. Very delicate though a little dry on the finish. Not much real fruit weight in the middle. Inky finish. Gouleyant, very fine, very classic indeed. In the true sense of classic rather than ‘= off vintage’. Will surely appeal mainly to classicists. [See 2005] Rather in the mould of Ch Margaux. Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2015-2028 01 April 2007
Bright red-ruby. Deep, vibrant aromas of currant, sour cherry, graphite, cedar and licorice. Sappy, suave and energetic, with terrific verve and framing acidity to the tightly wound flavors of dark cherry, currant, spices and minerals. Wonderfully primary and penetrating Saint-Julien, almost painfully intense yet weightless. Finishes very long and fine, with terrific definition. An infant today, with a long life ahead of it. (93+ points) Score: 93 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2009
Very perfumed and beautiful, showing blackberry and raspberry aromas, with hints of vanilla. Deep and complex. Full-bodied, with chew tannins and a long, powerful finish. Excellent for the vintage. Score: 95 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2015+ 31 March 2009
Layered and rich, with lots of licorice and berry character. Turns to currants. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. Very serious. Like it a lot. 1996 again. This is almost 95-100. Score: 92 - 94 James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2007
This classic, backward, tannic St.-Julien is made in the style of the 1996 and 1986. The 2006 Ducru Beaucaillou possesses a dense purple color along with a sweet perfume of graphite, black raspberries, cassis, licorice, and subtle toasty oak. Despite their prominent place in the wine’s structure, the sweetness of the tannins and the full-bodied, muscular style suggest exceptional patience will be required. This is a big, substantial, meaty, masculine wine built for considerable longevity. Score: 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2016-2035 01 March 2009
Similar in style to the 1996, proprietor Bruno Borie continues to curtail yields, now producing just under 10,000 cases of the grand vin, and the rest of the production going into the increasingly high quality second wine, La Croix de Ducru Beaucaillou. The backward, tannic, dense purple-colored 2006 Ducru Beaucaillou offers sweet mineral-infused black cherry and cassis fruit interwoven with notions of graphite and truffles. Powerful, pure, rich, and intense, it should be at its peak between 2017-2035. Score: 94 - 96 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2035 01 April 2007
Tasted at the château. A deep garnet/purple core. This has a very fine, sensuous, almost exotic ripe nose with great purity: blackberry, vanilla, crushed violets, lots of cedar. The palate is full-bodied and quite decadent: good concentration, very pure and plump though without the poise and tension one finds on Léoville Las-Cases. Very rounded on the finish that could do with a little more weight and penetration. Very attractive Ducru-Beaucaillou that I feel may surpass the 2005 after bottling. Tasted April 2007. Score: 91 - 93 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 24 April 2007
Owned by the Borie family for more than sixty years, this famous estate is now managed by Bruno Borie and his sister Sabine Coiffe, combining tradition with innovation. The Borie family find parallels with the density 1995 and the structure and spice of the 1996. Described as an "aristocratic vintage", analytically it is as rich as the 2005 or 2003. A very attractive nose and complex nose with good vitality and intense berry purity, supported by ultra ripe black fruits, tar, and lots of cedar. The palate impression is cool, defined and very Cabernet with weight that builds. A sleek wine with suede tannins and a powerful structure, this will be very long lived. Undoubtedly a top Super-Second, the 2006 is a seriously good wine. Score: 93 - 95 Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2007

Tasting Notes

Very light soapy nose. Then sweetness and rather a mellow mid palate but fairly light and angular with lots of greenness on the finish.

Score: 15 - 16

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2011-2018 27 January 2010

Deep crimson. Spicy, finely polished nose. Very glossy, only very slightly inky. Glossy, polished ink. Gentle - tastes as though it has been ripened gently. The tannins are very fine, pretty sandpapery. Very delicate though a little dry on the finish. Not much real fruit weight in the middle. Inky finish. Gouleyant, very fine, very classic indeed. In the true sense of classic rather than ‘= off vintage’. Will surely appeal mainly to classicists. [See 2005] Rather in the mould of Ch Margaux.

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2015-2028 01 April 2007

Bright red-ruby. Deep, vibrant aromas of currant, sour cherry, graphite, cedar and licorice. Sappy, suave and energetic, with terrific verve and framing acidity to the tightly wound flavors of dark cherry, currant, spices and minerals. Wonderfully primary and penetrating Saint-Julien, almost painfully intense yet weightless. Finishes very long and fine, with terrific definition. An infant today, with a long life ahead of it. (93+ points)

Score: 93

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2009

Very perfumed and beautiful, showing blackberry and raspberry aromas, with hints of vanilla. Deep and complex. Full-bodied, with chew tannins and a long, powerful finish. Excellent for the vintage.

Score: 95

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2015+ 31 March 2009

Layered and rich, with lots of licorice and berry character. Turns to currants. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. Very serious. Like it a lot. 1996 again. This is almost 95-100.

Score: 92 - 94

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2007

This classic, backward, tannic St.-Julien is made in the style of the 1996 and 1986. The 2006 Ducru Beaucaillou possesses a dense purple color along with a sweet perfume of graphite, black raspberries, cassis, licorice, and subtle toasty oak. Despite their prominent place in the wine’s structure, the sweetness of the tannins and the full-bodied, muscular style suggest exceptional patience will be required. This is a big, substantial, meaty, masculine wine built for considerable longevity.

Score: 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2016-2035 01 March 2009

Similar in style to the 1996, proprietor Bruno Borie continues to curtail yields, now producing just under 10,000 cases of the grand vin, and the rest of the production going into the increasingly high quality second wine, La Croix de Ducru Beaucaillou. The backward, tannic, dense purple-colored 2006 Ducru Beaucaillou offers sweet mineral-infused black cherry and cassis fruit interwoven with notions of graphite and truffles. Powerful, pure, rich, and intense, it should be at its peak between 2017-2035.

Score: 94 - 96

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2035 01 April 2007

Tasted at the château. A deep garnet/purple core. This has a very fine, sensuous, almost exotic ripe nose with great purity: blackberry, vanilla, crushed violets, lots of cedar. The palate is full-bodied and quite decadent: good concentration, very pure and plump though without the poise and tension one finds on Léoville Las-Cases. Very rounded on the finish that could do with a little more weight and penetration. Very attractive Ducru-Beaucaillou that I feel may surpass the 2005 after bottling. Tasted April 2007.

Score: 91 - 93

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 24 April 2007

Owned by the Borie family for more than sixty years, this famous estate is now managed by Bruno Borie and his sister Sabine Coiffe, combining tradition with innovation. The Borie family find parallels with the density 1995 and the structure and spice of the 1996. Described as an "aristocratic vintage", analytically it is as rich as the 2005 or 2003. A very attractive nose and complex nose with good vitality and intense berry purity, supported by ultra ripe black fruits, tar, and lots of cedar. The palate impression is cool, defined and very Cabernet with weight that builds. A sleek wine with suede tannins and a powerful structure, this will be very long lived. Undoubtedly a top Super-Second, the 2006 is a seriously good wine.

Score: 93 - 95

Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2007

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