La Croix de Beaucaillou - Château Ducru Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien 2012 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

byNeal Martinthe10/28/2016

Tasted blind at the Bordeaux 2012 Southwold tasting. The 2012 La Croix de Beaucaillou has a reserved but clean and focused bouquet of earthy black fruit, tobacco and a touch of bay leaf. It just needs a little more vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. There is an attractive pencil lead note, fine balance with quite a long tail on the finish. This is another very satisfying deuxième vin from Bruno Borie, if not quite up there with the very best that he has produced in recent years. Tasted January 2016.

Jamessuckling.com

92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe2/15/2015

A solid second wine with black licorice and blackberry and mineral character. Sliced Chinese mushrooms. Full body, firm tannins and a soft and sexy texture. Better in 2018.

Wine Spectator

89 / 100

byJames Molesworththe2/10/2015

Bright cherry, blackberry and plum fruit is laced with violet, bay leaf and juniper notes, all carried by energetic, brambly structure through the finish. Drink now through 2023. –JM

Wine Enthusiast

92 / 100

byRoger Vossthe11/27/2014

This wine is the second wine of Ducru Beaucaillou, sourced from a vineyard in the heart of Saint Julien. It's rich and dense ,with plenty of firm tannins. The fruit is already delicious and ripe with black currant and berries. - RV.

Asian Palate

88-89 / 100

byJeannie Cho Lee MWthe11/27/2014

Approachable red with ripe plums and blackberries supported by supple, ripe tannins and good length. The wine offers good depth of flavors and gentle extraction this year. Easy to enjoy young but there is enough structure here for the wine to age for a decade easily.

La Revue du Vin de France

15-15,5 / 20

the11/27/2014

Très belle suavité, tanins soyeux, rondeur, il joue le plaisir immédiat et très accessible, avec un fruité très agréable qui le rend gourmand.

timatkin.com

92 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe6/30/2013

The second wine at Ducru is not a blockbuster in 2012, but lovers of old-fashioned Bordeaux won’t have a problem with that. Elegant and refined, with good acidity, notes of cassis, pomegranate and Asian spices, medium-weight tannins and a fresh flourish of a finish. Drink: 2020-28

Le Point

14,5 / 100

byJacques Dupontthe5/16/2013

Fruits noirs, épicé, frais, gourmand, tanins assez présents, tannique même en finale, serré en finale, le fruit est assez mûr, un peu prune. O= 2015 G= 8 ans.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2013

The Croix de Beaucaillou 2012 is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot delivering 13.10% alcohol. It is being raised in 60% in new oak and the rest in one-year old barrels. It has a fragrant, marine accent on the nose with hints of seaweed coming through. It is nicely defined and well integrated with the oak. The palate is medium-bodied and very sleek and silky on the entry with crisp acidity cutting through. There is certainly good weight here with a sweet seductive finish. Tasted April 2013.

Wine Spectator

90-93 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/30/2013

Features notes of dark plum, raspberry and anise, with singed spice and subtle black tea shadings. Displays refined structure and length for the vintage. Tasted non-blind. —J.M.

matthewjukes.com

17 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe4/30/2013

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/26/2013

The second wine (also about 50% of the total production), the 2012 Croix du Beaucaillou is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest mostly Merlot with 2% Petit Verdot. It is a soft, round, attractively endowed effort with a deep ruby/plum color as well as a sweet nose of black currants, dusty, loamy, earthy notes and a touch of lead pencil shavings and vanilla. Well-made and medium-bodied, this attractive 2012 should drink well for 10-12 years. The charismatic Bruno Borie has produced a 2012 Ducru Beaucaillou made from 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot (about 50% of the total production). The harvest began right after the deluge that occurred the weekend of October 7, 8 and 9. A lot of dry tannins were present the day I tasted this wine, but I think they will soften and become manageable as the wine continues its upbringing in barrel for another 12-14 months.Drink: 2013 - 2025

The Wine Cellar Insider

88-90 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/26/2013

2012 Croix de Beaucaillou is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot that reached 13.10% alcohol, and will be aged in 60% new French oak for 12 months. Coffee bean, boysenberry, licorice, and a fresh cherry finish are the hallmarks of what you’ll find in this medium-bodied wine. 88-90 Pts

My Bettane + Desseauve

16,5 / 20

the4/25/2013

Gras et rondeur, allonge racée, avec des notes de cèdre (60 % de cabernet), allonge profonde, précis.

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/23/2013

Drink 2015-202560% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot; two-thirds new oak. The Jade Jagger bottle. Bright crimson – no blue. Jazzy and lively and lots of zest and fruit. Very light tannins, and correct but not much density or tannin. This is for fun early drinking and lots of pleasure. I could drink this tonight. So pretty!