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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2016

Bordeaux • Saint-Julien • 2nd Classified Growth • Red

2.044,80€ tax included
2.044,80€ tax included
170,40€ / unit
Packaging : 12 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

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Description

  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Saint-Julien
  • Color Red
  • Alcohol 12.5
  • Vintage 2016
  • Grape varieties 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot

One of the stars of Saint-Julien, a wine that consistently delivers top-quality wines with exemplary regularity. It has excellent aging potential, but takes a few years to fully open up.

Ratings

Ratings

  • La Revue du Vin de France 20/100
  • Bettane & Desseauve 98/100
  • Wine Spectator 97/100
  • Vinous 98/100
  • James Suckling 99/100
Producer

Producer

Owner and history

The vineyard covers an area of ​​75 hectares on gravelly slopes with a limestone subsoil. The average age of the vines is 35 years.

Vinification and aging

Manual leaf removal, green harvesting in summer, 100% manual. Each plot is vinified individually, as are the fermentations. Continuous pneumatic pressing in barrels. Malolactic fermentation in tanks. Blending carried out during the first racking, with between 50 and 80% new oak. Aged for 18 months in new oak barrels.

  • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

  • Climax 2024 à 2042

Wine profile

  • fruity
  • wooded
  • complex
  • timber frame