Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical
Institute of Directors, London
Tasted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 by Rupert with 853 views
Introduction
The post 1990 vintages all showed a common style - elegant, light bodied, restrained - nice and stylish but not, for me, very exciting. The '62 and the '61 also showed this stylishness, but the star, by a long, long way, was the 1959.
2003 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Ripe, fruity and enticing - fine, especially for a 2003, slightly chewy tannins on the finish, which some found bitter.
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2000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Smoky blackcurrant fruit, a citrus edge, moderate weight, fresh and very fine
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1998 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Much sweeter than the other recent dbs, exotic, smooth texture, no grip, very approachable
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1996 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Dark, spicy, elegant, classic, balanced, but still tight
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1995 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Very like the 1996, I thought, dark, balanced, focused, but still tight
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1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Dark, light bodied, warm and smooth on the palate, unshowy - nice claret but one expects more from a 1982
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1970 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Some browning, slightly musty, on the palate a lot of ripe fruit and fat - Linden declared it corked and it wasn't discussed, but I found the taint quite slight
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1962 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Some browning, but smooth, elegant and sweetly cedary, not long, bnut lovely
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1961 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Browning, but on the palate vigorous and savoury, silky texture, all going nicely and then it suddently disappeared
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1959 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Very dark, plush, ripe, perfect marriage of sweetness and savoury, long too - wine of the night by a mile
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1945 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Opaque still, mushroom and fruitcake nose, this too was savoury, but not very appetising - but nowhere near as bad as Linden seemed to think it was.
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1934 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Fresh, sharp, a bit of disinfectant and cold tea, lively and light
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