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• Bobbbob88 Likes this wine: 96 points

  March 5, 2024 - Showing lovely dusty leather and cedar notes on the nose that are complimented by soft licorice raspberry and blackberry preserves. The wine is beautifully balanced with flavors of forest floor and mushroom then rounds out with soft truffle and blackberry. This wine has held up beautifully and is drinking very nice. (3/5/24)

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• Gas Station Wine Guy Likes this wine: 95 points

  February 19, 2024 - Textbook aged bordeaux.

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• Sanfoan Likes this wine:

  January 3, 2024 - Opened the bottle and took out a glass. Let the wine breathe in the bottle for a few hours. Wine was still closed, so I decanted it. Still closed even after several hours. The cork was intact, perfect fill, and barely anything creeping up on the cork. Honestly, this cork looks brand new.
  
  Presented as incredibly closed upon opening. Even after two hours of air and a subsequent two-hour decant, it remained relatively closed but somewhat more approachable. However, not much came through during the first few hours of drinking. Two days later, upon revisiting, the wine exhibited a remarkable transformation. On the nose, it offered enticing aromas of blackberries, graphite, blackcurrants, plums, and a touch of mint. On the palate, it showcased a velvety texture, endless length, and persistent tannins. The nose and palate included blackcurrants, blackberries, dark plums, along with subtle notes of iron, blood, mint, tobacco, and leather. Overall, it evolved from initially closed to an incredible and complex wine, just wow! I don't think I would revisit this for another few years - I would say consider cellaring for another five years.

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• aultrawines wrote: 92 points

  December 26, 2023 - Excellent level - from auction, slightly muted on opening, needed 1-2 hours in the decanter (and evolved over the evening) to really come together and open itself up, but nuanced and classic once in position

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• VAGentleman wrote: 91 points

  December 26, 2023 - 2 hour decant. Tannins full at outset. Bit of must on opening but gone quickly. Tannins mellowed by one hour. At 2 hours ready, Robust dark fruit with tobacco, leather, some fern. Thins out a bit over the mouthful but elegant long finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type Red
• Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Julien
• UPC Codes 000004111726, 002851000093, 0649944033509, 087000346642, 1000000000202, 3364420008365, 3364420009805, 802236000355

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• Pending Delivery 54 (0%)
• In Cellars 7,134 (62%)
• Consumed 4,309 (37%)

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