Ducru Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien 2019

Alexandre Ma

98

par Alexandre Ma le 11/05/2022

Ducru-Beaucaillou 2019, a “behemoth” with passion and energy, is pretty enthusiastic both on the nose and palate. Something surprising is that such a rich wine tastes purely delicious once it touches my bud tastes. Such a contrasting feeling seems like a Tyrannosaurus performing a swan dance. The scents of mulberry, blackberry and crushed sour berries splash on the palate with a wonderfully juicy mouth feeling. Refreshing acidity plays a critical role, accentuating the aromatic dimension while extending the structure. Among the world of flamboyant wines, Ducru-Beaucaillou's magnificent feather will leave most of them in the dust. Ducru-Beaucaillou 2019?????????????????????????????????????,??????????????????,??????,????????????????????????????????,????????????????????????????,????????????????????????????,Ducru-Beaucaillou???????????????????

Jamessuckling.com

98

par James Suckling le 05/05/2022

This is so seductive on the nose, with perfumes of violets, blackcurrants, raspberries, and orange peel. Subtle. Ethereal. Full-bodied with such fine tannins and delicacy, with great length and beauty. Sophisticated and refined. Really amazing purity and depth. Great length, too. 80% cabernet sauvignon and 20% merlot. Leave this for at least five or six years.

Jeb DUNNUCK

100

par Jeb Dunnuck le 12/04/2022

The wine of the vintage in Saint-Julien, if not all of the Médoc, the 2019 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is based on 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, aged in 100% new French oak, that hit a natural alcohol of 14.2% with a monster IPT (number of tannins) of 88. It's certainly one of the most concentrated Saint-Juliens, revealing a dense purple hue to go with a stacked bouquet of crème de cassis, freshly sharpened pencils, damp clay, tobacco, and hints of spring flowers. Concentrated, full-bodied, and powerful, it has incredible tannins, flawless balance, and a gorgeous finish. While most estates today are playing it safe and producing more ethereal, elegant wines that drink well right out of the gate, thankfully, this estate continues to make concentrated, powerful, age-worthy wines, and this heavenly beauty is as good as it gets! It will need a decade of bottle age to hit the early stages of maturity and will evolve for 50 years or more. Bravo to Bruno Borie!

Wine Advocate

96

par William Kelley le 07/04/2022

Powerful and muscular, the 2019 Ducru-Beaucaillou offers up aromas of cassis, raspberries and cherries mingled with notions of violets and iris, framed by a generous application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, velvety and concentrated, it's rich but lively, with a deep core of fruit and an ample endowment of ripe, powdery tannins. Fuller maturity and a more rigorous selection over the last two decades have brought what proprietor Bruno Borie characterizes as additional "punch" to this wine, in the form of unprecedented levels of anthocyanins and tannins, but all that substance and structure will require some patience before we'll see if Ducru is still Saint-Julien's most elegant wine. 96+

Vinous

97

par Antonio Galloni le 28/02/2022

The 2019 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a seriously impressive wine. Seamless and yet potent, the 2019 is so alluring. Even so, readers should not plan on opening a bottle anytime soon. A wine of tremendous gravitas and power, the 2019 possesses explosive energy to play off its seamless personality. I can't wait to watch the 2019 develop over the coming years and decades, as it possesses notable energy and a compelling interplay of opulence and elegance.

Vinous

97

par Antonio Galloni le 24/02/2022

The 2019 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a seriously impressive wine. Seamless and yet potent, the 2019 is so alluring. Even so, readers should not plan on opening a bottle anytime soon. A wine of tremendous gravitas and power, the 2019 possesses explosive energy to play off its seamless personality. I can't wait to watch the 2019 develop over the coming years and decades, as it possesses notable energy and a compelling interplay of opulence and elegance.

Vinous

98

par Neal Martin le 17/02/2022

The 2019 Ducru Beaucaillou, which was matured in 100% new oak for 12 months, has a glorious bouquet of cigar humidor, cedar, black fruit and a touch of black truffle, very complex and quite compelling. The palate is still very Pauillac-inspired in style, and finely proportioned, with chiseled tannins. Displaying superb clarity and salinity on the finish, this feels very persistent and utterly charming. It will repay a decade in bottle and then last several more. I believe this will outperform the 2018 in the long run.

Wine Advocate

97-100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 15/07/2020

This year the blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. The alcohol weighed in at 14.2%, while the pH is 3.8 and the IPT is 88. It will mature for 18 months in French oak barrels, 100% new. Opaque purple-black in color, the 2019 Ducru-Beaucaillou explodes from the glass with bombastic notes of crème de cassis, blueberry pie and plum preserves plus hints of candied violets, dark chocolate, licorice, wild fungi, crushed rocks and tilled soil with a touch of mossy bark. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is a tightly wound coil poised to spring out with layer upon layer of minerals, rich black fruits and floral notes, framed by very firm, exquisitely ripe tannins and electric freshness, finishing long and incredibly layered. WOW!

Bettane & Desseauve

96-97

par Bettane & Desseauve le 03/07/2020

18-18,5

Vinous

94-96

par Antonio Galloni le 18/06/2020

The 2019 Ducru-Beaucaillou is fabulous. Inky and beautifully textured to the core, the 2019 possesses tremendous density and volume. Crème de cassis, chocolate, licorice, spice, menthol and lavender all build in the glass. A wine of noble beauty and depth, the 2019 Ducru has so much to offer. The 2019 is a bit higher in Merlot than has often been the case. It will see about 18 months in new French oak. According to Bruno Borie, ideal weather in September balanced the heat of the previous summer months. Readers will note a re-alignment of the range, with the two Listracs now gone and two new wines in the lineup. I tasted all of the 2019s in 100ml bottles that arrived in a very attractive package in less than 48 hours from Bordeaux. I applaud the desire to be respectful of the environment and not wasteful of wine, but I am not convinced this bottling system works yet. I found the 2019s all very hard, something that time did not help, with less of the fleshy and sumptuousness I am used to finding in these wines. I won't be surprised if the wines show better from a full bottle, but at the same time, I can only review and comment on the wines that were sent to me.

Jeb DUNNUCK

97-100

par Jeb Dunnuck le 18/06/2020

Just as concentrated yet more elegant, the flagship 2019 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou checks in as a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot raised in new French oak. It offers a gorgeous bouquet of pure crème de cassis and blueberry fruit that just screams of Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep purple-hued, with plenty of lead pencil, graphite, and floral notes, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered mid-palate, straight-up awesome tannins, and a monster of a finish. It's another magical wine in the making from this château. Give bottles a decade in the cellar if you can (it's going to be incredibly enjoyable in its youth as well), and it will evolve for 40-50 years or more.

Vinous

96-98

par Neal Martin le 16/06/2020

I tasted the 2019 Ducru Beaucaillou four times in 12-hour intervals from opening. It has a splendid bouquet centered around black fruit laced with graphite, Montecristo cigars and hints of sage and cedar. This is one of the most Pauillac-like Ducrus that I have encountered at this stage. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, pitch perfect acidity and a sensual, satin-like texture that could seduce from miles away. There is a sense of completeness surrounding this Second Growth, charming you surfeit with nobility and outstanding in terms of persistence. Fabulous.

The Wine Cellar Insider

98-100

par Jeff Leve le 10/06/2020

Deep, dark almost opaque in color, the wine is packed to the gills with smoke, flowers, black currants, bitter chocolate and black cherries, Full-bodied, intense, concentrated and palate coating, everything is in perfect harmony here, Long, lush, opulent and most importantly, with this gorgeous sense of purity to the fruits and chocolate overtones, the finish passes the 60-second mark with ease. The blend was made with 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot and is aging in 100% new, French oak barrels. The wine reached 14.2% alcohol with a pH of 3.8. The harvest took place from September 20 to October 3. A nice tidbit for you, the Cabernet was harvested in only 3 days, October 1-3 with 180 pickers. The Grand Vin was produced from only 27% of the harvest with yields averaging 35 hectoliters per hectare. 98-100 Pts

Jamessuckling.com

99-100

par James Suckling le 04/06/2020

A very powerful Ducru with intense tannins and backbone, showing blue fruit, black tea and tobacco. Full-bodied with impressive structure and so much tannin. It goes on for minutes. Very traditional. Owner Bruno Borie said it is a wine to last forever and I have to agree. 80% cabernet sauvignon and 20% merlot.

The World of Fine Wines

94-96

par Michael Schuster le 13/05/2020

“Concentration,” “power,” and “structure” are not words I would normally use to describe
Ducru. But there has been a deliberate change in the style of the wine recently, especially
noticeable over the past two years. Owner Bruno Borie said to me that the aim has been to make something “a bit richer and a bit bigger”; he felt it had become too “feminine”: “We are aiming to make make something a little more muscular but, as with the greatest ballet dancers, what you notice is the grace of the overall performance ... not the musculature as such.” Nicely put! Dense, fine, subtly gravel-tinged blackcurrant Cabernet, a beautiful bouquet in prospect; full-bodied, concentrated, freshly defined, firmly tannic wine, a lovely, complete, top-quality constitution; deep, compact, concentrated, with a mass of flavor, long, complex, profound, top-notch St-Julien impressions, mouthcoating, ample, resonant, and with great fruit and aroma length. A wine of power, structure, scope, harmony; long-term, but full of promise. Great Ducru. Poised, complete, but needing a decade and a half at least.

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 80 % Merlot 20 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2019
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 80 % Merlot 20 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2019
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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