2008 ducru-beaucaillou 2eme cru classe, saint-julien
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Why We're Buying
Blackberries, spice, roasted apple wood, and supportive acidity come together in Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé). The red wine features 90 cabernet sauvignon with a touch of merlot for a balanced and persistent expression. In 2010, wine critic Jeb Dunnuck gave the vintage a perfect rating, saying, "A fabulous wine that everyone who loves Bordeaux should have a bottle or case of."
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Jeb Dunnuck
A gem from the Left Bank is the 2008 Château Ducru Beaucaillou, which comes from just one-third of the total production and is 85 Cabernet Sauvignon and 15 Merlot. This brilliant Saint-Julien boasts a still vivid ruby/purple color as well as a head-turning bouquet of crème de cassis, high-class smoke tobacco, truffle, and some gravelly, rocky minerality. Possessing medium to full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and thrilling purity of fruit, it’s just at the early stages of its drink window and has an easy two decades or more of prime drinking.
Wine Enthusiast
Chocolate, coffee and sweet plum notes give this wine great richness. It has wood that needs time to integrate, although the main character is beautiful, velvet-textured, ripe fruit and plenty of sweet tannins.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet colored, the 2008 Ducru-Beaucaillou begins a little broody, giving up glimpses of tar, chargrill, moss covered tree bark and fungi scents over a core of baked plums, warm cassis and blackberry compote plus a touch of unsmoked cigars. Medium-bodied, the palate has firm, ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness supporting the earth laced black fruit layers, finishing minerally.
Wine Spectator
This is dark and brooding, with a tarry wall holding the black currant, melted licorice and espresso notes at bay for now. Extra roasted sage, cedar and briar push in on the finish, which showsan old-school hint. Rock-solid.