Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2009

On ne présente plus le Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, l'un des grands noms de Saint-Julien. Long, élégant et racé, aux arômes puissants, ce Grand Cru est très régulier d'un millésime au suivant. Il doit sa régularité au grand terroir sur lequel il voit le jour. Le Château Ducru-Beaucaillou est élevé 18 mois en barrique (50 à 80% de bois neuf).

Details:

Produzent:	Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Region:	Bordeaux
Appellation:	Saint-Julien
Jahrgang:	2009
Volumen (cl):	75
Farbe:	Rot

Ratings

Wineadvocate 100

Dunnuck 100

Wineadvocate 100

Wineadvocate

“The 2009 Ducru Beaucaillou will eclipse the brilliant wines produced in 2005, 2003 and 2000. It will be interesting to see how the 2009 fares against the 2010 after twenty years of aging, but my money is on the 2009. A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot that achieved 13.5% natural alcohol, this inky purple, unctuous wine possesses classic aromas of graphite, creme de cassis, blueberries, violets, licorice and Christmas fruitcake. Full-bodied and intense with Ducru’s inimitable elegance and purity, it should firm up in the bottle after 7-10 years of cellaring and last for 40-50 years. Magnificent!»

Dunnuck 100

Dunnuck

“Starting a duo of magical vintages, the 2009 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is one of those wines that always seems to deliver the goods. A normal blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot that hit 13.5% natural alcohol, it has a soaring bouquet of sweet blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, minty herbs, graphite, and assorted spicy nuances. It's full-bodied, broad, expansive, and flawlessly balanced, and has still present yet sweet, fine-grained tannins. It's in a much sexier, more showy style compared to the 2010, but I suspect it will nevertheless be just about as long-lived. This is pure perfection in wine.»