Tasting Notes
Vinous 98
The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou captures all the potential it showed from barrel. A delicate, understated wine, the 2021 impresses above all else with its finesse. All the elements are impeccably balanced throughout. Time in the glass brings out the wine’s inner sweetness and gorgeous perfume. The balance with oak, at times a challenge here, is also flawless. With lower alcohol and therefore also less extraction from oak than recent vintages, the 2021 is shaping up to be a modern-day classic. The blend is 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot, the highest amount of Cabernet Sauvignon ever here. What a wine. [Antonio Galloni, 27/02/2024]
Anticipated maturity: 2031-2061
Robert Parker 94-96
A wine that will delight Medoc purists, the 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a blend of fully 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot and checks in at a mere 12.5% alcohol. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cigar wrapper, violets, loamy soil and spices, it’s full-bodied, layered and velvety, with superb depth at the core, lively acids and powdery tannins. Complete and penetrating, it’s a true classic, reminiscent of a modern-day version of Ducru’s brilliant 1996 though today’s precision winemaking means that the 2021 is unlikely to go through so long a hibernation as that vintage. [William Kelley, 29/04/2022]
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 75 hectares
Soils: gravel and sand
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Planting density: 10 000 vines/ha
Ageing:in 50-80% new oak barrels
Grape varieties:
Cabernet Sauvignon 70%
Merlot 30%
Second wine: Croix de Beaucaillou
Planting density: 8000 vines/ha
Grape varieties:
Cabernet Sauvignon 70%
Merlot 30%
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