2011 Ducru Beaucaillou
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Tasting Notes
This is a candidate for wine of the vintage and shows the huge success of St Julien this year. It was made from a tiny yield of 25hl/ha and from a blen of 85% Cab Sauv and 15% Merlot. The nose is super-sexy and is loaded with damson liqueur. It is modern, ripe and very polished with oodles of baby fat and lots of fresh acids to buffer the sweet fruit. One of the finest wines we tasted. Long, rich and fine.
Critic Scores
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
James Suckling
More reviews and scores
Produced from a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, which reached 13.10% alcohol, the wine will be aged in 95% new oak for 18 months. With the lowest yields in 25 years, production will be close to 25% less than in the previous vintage. Deep ruby in color, with purple accents around the rim, blackberry, truffle, tobacco, earth, cassis, smoke, licorice and black cherry scents are found with little effort. Plush, ripe, silky tannins and a fresh, ripe blackberry, black cherry and spicy plum finish are the hallmarks of this wine. 93 – 95 Pts-Jeff Leve, theWineCellarInsider.com
Fabulous aromas of blackberries, plums, meat and rose petals. Full body, with special richness for the vintage with a sweetness not seen in many wines. Velvety tannins that are polished and beautiful. 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot. Little more Merlot than normal. James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Strikingly floral Cabernet ripeness, finesse and purity, lovely texture, beautifully expressive almost Margaux style, total opposite to Las Cases. Drink 2017-2030. Decanter.com
About the producer
Second Growth estate Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou in Saint-Julien is one of the Super Seconds, an elite group of properties producing wines that regularly compete with the finest in the Médoc.