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2010 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready - youthful
Product: 20108008844
2010 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

"Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone…” Auden may not have been writing about tasting amazing Claret but the sentiment I could not agree with more. This is a clock-stopping, monumental wine, the likes of which none of us can recall ever having at Ducru before; the way it is balanced is breathtaking.

The massive concentration is held together with such fine tannins, beautifully coating ripe and zingy black fruit, making it feel and taste ethereal. It also has a sensational finish which highlights this wine’s incredible potential to be a modern legend and a true contender for ‘wine of the vintage’; it could also be the greatest Ducru ever made. Well played Bruno and the team but please, please try and keep the price where we mere mortals can buy it.
Simon Staples, Fine Wine Director
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2010
Maturity Ready - youthful
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

About this wine

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a St-Julien property that today is one of the leading Super Seconds. It is owned by the Borie family and is situated in the south-east of the St-Julien appellation. Ducru-Beaucaillou's 50 hectares of vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5% and Petit Verdot 5%) lie on deep, large-stone gravel beds enriched with alluvial soil deposits and with a high clay content. The wines are matured in oak barriques (50-60% new) for 18 months. For many, Ducru-Beaucaillou is the quintessential St-Julien - deep-coloured, powerful, ripe, exquisitely well-balanced and perfectly harmonious. It requires a minimum of 10 years of bottle ageing before it should be approached and the best vintages will continue improving for many more years. Ducru-Beaucaillou is classified as a 2ème Cru Classé.
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Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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