Ducru Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien 2007

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

91 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe8/30/2010

Red-ruby. Nicely ripe aromas for the year: cassis, lead pencil, menthol, minerals and flowers. Then juicy, intense and sharply delineated, with lovely lift to the fla vors of dark berries, minerals and cedar. Silky-sweet wine with lovely aromatic persistence. And very intense for 2007.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2010

An outstanding effort from proprietor Bruno Borie, the 2007 Ducru exhibits sweet black currant fruit, licorice, lead pencil shaving, and wood spice characteristics along with medium to full body, a velvety mouthfeel, and outstanding density as well as richness. It is a strong effort for the vintage, and should drink well for 15+ years.... Drink 2010-2025

Wine Spectator

90 / 100

the3/31/2010

Offers sliced plum on the nose, with flowers and some oak. Medium- bodied, with polished, refined tannins that caress the palate. Builds on the finish. Racy for the vintage. Best after 2014.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

89-92 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2008

(90% cabernet sauvignon and 10% merlot) Deep red-ruby. Crushed cassis, blackberry, violet, licorice and bitter chocolate on the very fresh nose. Then dense but light on its feet, with lovely ripeness to the silky flavors of black fruits, clove and bitter chocolate. Attractively sweet on the back end, with fine-grained tannins and a suggestion of fig. This boasts an almost chocolatey ripeness and good minerality for the year and surprises with its firm structure.

Falstaff

90-92 / 100

the6/30/2008

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase süße Kirschenfrucht, feine Schokolade, nach Weichseln und Orangen, zarte exotische Würze. Am Gaumn saftig, elegante süße Textur, seidige, anhaltende Tannine, finessenreiche Struktur, mineralisch, sehr appellationstypisch, tolle Frische, reife Kirschen im Nachhall, süßer Ausklang, sehr gutes Reifepotenzial, besticht mit Finesse und Charme.

Le Point

17,5 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/15/2008

Nez grillé, épicé, bouche ronde, souple, douce, bien fondue, belle matière généreuse, long, charnu, puissant, dense.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/5/2008

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/2/2008

TAST

18-18,5 / 20

the4/28/2008

Dégusté au château. Grand arôme classique de cèdre, corps complet, tannin ferme et complexe, consistance crémeuse des plus grands médocs du millésime, avec une suite en bouche digne de cette texture.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/18/2008

A dark purple/garnet colour. Again, very pure on the nose, hints of rose petals, raspberry, red cherries – again very refined. This is an excellent Ducru – very fine tannins, very cohesive, not dissimilar to Las-Cases, certainly much more refined than in recent years. Svelte, silky smooth and very seductive. Nice grip on the finish. Good effort this year, a touch better than the 2006. Tasted April 2008.

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/16/2008

Pretty dark, opulent crimson. Scented. Rather compact. Inky and savoury and there’s a recognisable relationship with the grand vin in other vintages. Good! Appetising – I think that’s the first time I have written that about the 07s. Quite interesting rather than super sweet. Fleshy. Good dust! Long and well balanced.

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2008

A solid wine, with plenty of rose petal, berry and currant character. Full and chewy. Ripe and very powerful. Wait and see, but impressive for the vintage. —J.S.