Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 2. Cru Classé Saint-Julien 2014

”No big boobs and fat lips!” Bruno Borie er ikke til vulgær vin. Sofistikerede Ducru-Beaucaillou balancerer eksplosiv power med feminin elegance. Nærmest perfekt! 

Anmeldelser af Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 2. Cru Classé Saint-Julien 2014

99/100 James Suckling
“Fabulous aromas of crushed berries such as blackberries and blackcurrants, not to mention spices. Wet earth and cedar, too. Complex. Full-bodied, yet agile and complete. A dense center palate. Ultra-round tannins. Everything in the right balance. Wonderful to taste but better to drink in 2022.”

96/100 Robert Parker
“...beautifully defined blackberry and raspberry fruit infused with cedar and pencil box aromas. Quintessentially Saint Julien. The palate is very well defined with fine tannin, pitch-perfect acidity, a palpable sense of energy and frisson from start to finish that delivers plenty of tobacco-infused fruit. It is not the perfection-flirting legend that I have read elsewhere; it is just a damn good Saint Julien that is going to drink beautifully over the next 25 to 30 years.”

96/100 Wine Enthusiast
"This powerful wine has a superb mix of the crispest fruit and great structure. Blackberries and black currants shine through the tannins, expressing the liveliness of the vintage. It is so well delineated with everything in its place. The wine is certainly going to age for decades."

96/100 Jeb Dunnuck
"I just love the style of this estate and the 2014 Ducru-Beaucaillou is an undeniable success in the vintage. Made from 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot brought up in 100% new French oak, it offers a deep purple color as well as both elegance and power in its crème de cassis, raspberries, cedarwood, graphite, and floral bouquet, with its background oak smothered in fruit. Possessing a classic elegance, full-bodied richness, sweet tannin, and stunning length, it one of the wines of the vintage"

96/100 John On Wine

96/100 Falstaff Magazin 

95/100 Wine Spectator

Prøv Saint-Julien til lam, rødt oksekød, fuglevildt, vildtkød og indmad. Servér ved 17-18°C.

2014 Ducru-Beaucaillou er et blend af 90% Cabernet Sauvignon og 10% Merlot. Den høje andel af Cabernet Sauvignon giver vinen en særlig elegant smagsprofil – og et ekstra stort gemmepotentiale. Efter optisk sortering af druerne, gærer mosten, hvorefter vinen modner 18 mdr. på 100% nye franske egetræsfade.

Om Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou er et de få topslotte, som er forblevet familieejet siden 2. Verdenskrig. Familien Borie overtog i 1941 et forsømt slot, som var en skygge af sin 1855-klassificering som 2. Cru Classé. Tre generationer senere har investeringer og hårdt arbejde båret frugt i en sådan grad, at kvaliteten ifølge anmelderne tangerer 1. Cru Classé. ”Caillou” betyder ”småsten”, hvilket indirekte hentyder til de dybe grusaflejringer, som slottets 75 beplantede hektar er velsignet med.