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Croix Ducru Beaucaillou (2nd label of Ducru) 2010

St Julien, Second wine

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Tasting Notes

Ripe and enticing, with mesquite, steeped plum, lightly mulled blackberry and bittersweet ganache notes all seamlessly layered and carrying through the charcoal-tinged finish. Shows good grip, but on track to be approachable soon. Best from 2014 through 2024.

Score: 91

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2014-2024 31 March 2013

The Croix de Beaucaillou is very well defined with lifted dark cherries, boysenberry and crushed violets lending it an almost Margaux-like allure. The palate is rich and generous on the entry, a voluminous, mouth-filling Croix de Beaucaillou laden with ebullient lush dark plum and cassis notes infused with date and Asian spice. It is backward and surly on the finish, but it should grow up to become an excellent Saint Julien.

Score: 93

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 March 2013

A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, destined to be aged in 60% new oak for 12 months, the Croix du Beaucaillou delivers 13.66% alcohol at a pH of 3.64. It has a very refined bouquet, great definition but tightly-wound at the moment. Hints of black cherries, blackberry and a touch of boysenberry. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, a lovely creamy texture with fine precision on the finish. Everything in its right place. Tasted March 2011.

Score: 91 - 93

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 15 April 2011

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.

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2028 01 February 2013

This represented 55% of the production and now, under Bruno Borie, comes from the same vineyard almost every year. (The vineyard is on the other side of the Route du Vin, separating Beaucaillou from estates such as St.-Pierre, Branaire-Ducru and Gloria.) Sweet mulberry and boysenberry fruit intermixed with licorice, forest floor and earth are followed by an opulently textured, fleshy wine that is dense and outstanding. I joked with Bruno Borie that the second wine is probably better than many of the Ducru Beaucaillous produced in the 1970s. It should drink well for 10-15 years.

Score: 90 - 92

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011

55%CS, 15%M. Closed nose. On the palate, black Cabernet fruit is still quite tight with some mocha underneath. A round and supple mouthfeel with creamy tannins and spicy finish.

Score: 90 - 93

Albany Vintners, - 28 April 2011

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.

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2017-2026 19 April 2011

Very good depth of Cabernet-dominated fruit, lightly spicy, silky length, perfect balance.

Score: 17

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2015-2025 01 April 2011