Ducru Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien 2005

Wine Advocate

95-95

byNeal Martinthe9/20/2022

The 2005 Ducru-Beaucaillou, tasted a dozen times since en primeur, was picked 21 September to 6 October, matured in 90% new oak for 18 months. It delivers a wall of black fruit on the nose that gradually opens up with aeration, touches of incense and wild mint, cedar coming through with time. But these aromatics remain very backward. The palate is medium-bodied with firm grippy tannins, fine acidity, solid and focused. Tremendously and uncompromisingly backward, this is a seriously fine Ducru-Beaucaillou that is just not yet ready, so go back to the cellar and leave it there for another five years. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château.

Wine Spectator

96

byJames Molesworththe6/12/2018

This offers dreamy aromas of singed mesquite and warm fruitcake that meld into a lush swath of mulled currant, fig and boysenberry fruit flavors. Black tea and incense notes skitter throughout, with a mouthwatering iron edge buried deeply. Best from 2020 through 2040. 10,000 cases made.

Wine Advocate

94

byNeal Martinthe6/13/2009

Tasted single blind at Southwold. In retrospect I may have been parsimonious with my score out of barrel because this Ducru shone in a blind horizontal. It has a very “strict”, cedar-infused nose with touches of sandalwood and bacon fat. Good definition. The palate has very good fruit concentration, supple blackberry, raspberry and dark cherry all wrapped up in lovely definition and purity. Very good breeding here – one of the top Saint Julien wines of the vintage. Drink 2012-2035. Tasted January 2009.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

94

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2008

Good deep ruby-red. Wonderfully sweet, aromatic nose combines currant, chocolate and cedary oak. Fat, lush and silky, with atypical volume to the flavors of plum, tobacco and chocolate. Wonderfully supple, plump wine with layers of flavor, thoroughly sweet tannins and compelling aromatic persistence. Today the wine's substantial baby fat is masking its impressive underlying power. According to Borie, this 2005 combines the best traits of the chateau's 2003 and 2000.

Wine Advocate

97

byRobert Parkerthe5/7/2008

The 2005 Ducru Beaucaillou is a 10,000-case blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot (they used to produce 18,000-20,000 cases). It is an exceptionally powerful wine with a dense purple color, superb intensity, and a beautiful, sweet nose of spring flowers, raspberries, blueberries, graphite, and creme de cassis. Full-bodied with fabulous concentration, exceptionally high tannin, good acidity, and massive layers of richness that build incrementally on the palate, this monumental effort is more structured than their outstanding 2003. It may be the finest wine produced at this estate since the 1982 and 1961 Ducrus. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2050.

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Merlot 33 % Cabernet Sauvignon 67 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2005
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Merlot 33 % Cabernet Sauvignon 67 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2005
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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