Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint Julien Grand Cru Classè 2017
Other years:
2006| Denomination | AOC Saint-Julien |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Bordeaux (France) |
| Grape varieties | 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot |
| Aging | 18 months in 100% new oak barrels. Oak of certified French origin, naturally dried outdoors. |
| Other years | 2006 |
Description
Still red from Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Grand Cru Classé, produced by Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, 2017 vintage. A wine that embodies the excellence of a historic producer, with a history dating back to 1720. Aged for 18 months in 100% new oak barrels. Powerful and complex with oak. Cocoa, chocolate, toasted and floral notes, and roses. Crimson, deep, and very luminous. Stunning attack with exceptional follow-through. This wine combines delicacy and power. Notes of freshly cracked country bread.
Awards
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2017
97/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1720
His considerable efforts began to bear fruit in the second half of the 1950s when Ducru-Beaucaillou’s reputation rose to the highest level in Bordeaux, and it has never been refuted since then. His superb vintages, combined with his modesty and tongue-in-cheek humour, made him one of the most endearing personalities of the Médoc.
Some sixty years on, the son of Monique and Jean Eugène, Bruno-Eugène, is continuing his father’s work and has redefined the selection policy. A tireless perfectionist, with a remarkable capacity for hard work, he has just launched an ambitious ten-year plan for the "sustainable reconstruction" of the vineyards and cellars.
Passionate about contemporary art and design, his sensitivity always on instinct, Bruno-Eugène has also entrusted the restoration of the château to another princess, Sarah Poniatowska – a descendant of the much-loved monarch, Stanislas II of Poland. Ducru-Beaucaillou is now at the top of its game, with a series of superb vintages perfectly illustrating the grand silky style of Saint-Julien, as proven by the superlative scores given to the 2019 vintage. Read more
| Name | Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien Grand Cru Classe 2017 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Saint-Julien AOC |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Vendor | Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou |
| Origin | Saint-Julien-Beychevelle (France) |
| Aging | 18 months in 100% new oak barrels. Oak of certified French origin, naturally dried outdoors. |
| PH | 3.8 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |