2016 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Julia Harding, MW
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4/14/2023, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Yohan Castaing
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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical tasting: 1953-2018, 6/1/2021, (See more on Decanter...) -
By Stephen Brook
(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
St-Julien at its best, 6/1/2020, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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1/23/2020, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical, 9/21/2019, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders, 2/28/2019, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
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By James Suckling
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1/18/2019, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/2/2019, (See more on Vinous...) -
By Neal Martin
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The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Chris Kissack
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December 2018, 12/1/2018, (See more on Winedoctor...)
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
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2016 in bottle, 10/8/2018, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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Let the Good Times Roll: 2015 Bordeaux from Bottle, 11/30/2017, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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4/5/2017, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By James Suckling
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4/4/2017, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
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Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 St-Julien, 4/2/2017, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Chris Kissack
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April 2017, 4/1/2017, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Neal Martin
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Where the Heart Is: Ducru-Beaucaillou 1934-2018 (Jul 2022), (See more on Vinous...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2016
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Ducru-Beaucaillou
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code000004111726, 3364420009805, 3364420083102, 3609050758496, 3760131685879, 3760131689365, 400001878156, 7071115152000, 714153212950, 802236000355
9/5/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
Power and purity with intensity, length, volume, style, and character, this is what great wine is all about. On the palate, the wine is mouth-filling, yet, light on its feet, almost weightless. The tannins are refined, The wine is silky, The fruits, which express their purity are expansive. As good as the nose is, on the palate, the wine builds in all 4 directions. as it crosses your taste receptors and coats your palate, teeth, and gums. The finish is seamless, resonating for over 60 seconds!. The wine blends 85% Cabernet Sauvignon with 15% Merlot. Drink from 2030-2065.
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3/17/2023 - sh6k Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great wine, fully integrated (vs the 2019 that’s all over the place) with fruit and buttery oak, but not exuberant like the 09 or 19 or even 86, even after 3 hours decanting. Hoping it will open up with a few more years.
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2/24/2023 - norway08 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Personal tasting event at Ducru-Beaucaillou with owner Bruno Borie. This vintage is even more elgant and complex than the 2017. Appears a bit more concentrated and fresh and fruity, otherwise the same notes. Very delicate tannins.
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11/23/2022 - zimmy07 Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was hard to drink after the 86, 96 and 2006. It was so big it was distracting. But, this is an incredibly well made wine. Already the fruit and oakstructure are in harmony. Althogh maybe the least enjoyable wine of the evening, it is the best made wine of them all and will be off the charts in 30 years. To bad I will probably be dead by then, but my kids should have a hell of a note...
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11/1/2022 - csimm wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux tasting - with a few pirates: This was wound a bit tight tonight in my opinion, never fully expanding or offering up the goods. The 2018 Ducru served next to it was by far more expressive and giving, especially on the front end of immediate flavor and intensity. This 2016 was primary and linear most of the tasting, peekabooing here and there, but mostly hiding behind a firm shoulder-shrugging of tannins and bitter berry fruit. A wine to hold for a while if possible. In wine sage terms, this appeared shut down to me. I don’t know if a decanting defibrillator might have woken it up or not. This would have been a wine to sample again on a second (third?) day.
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