1996 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Croix de Beaucaillou

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  2/16/2022 - Tao wrote: 89 Points

  Funky nose of minerality! Translucent ruby red in colour, strong mineral palate, a hint of dark, leathery fruits! Smooth but a bit dull!

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  4/28/2019 - Purple Tooth wrote: 91 Points

  Perfectly mature with nowhere else to go. This beauty is at peak and definitely a clean snippet of the Grand Vin, which was hugely successful in 1996. Probably the year that put it on the map as a collector wine. The wine was garnet with a thick body, showing tremendous viscosity and balance, in an aged mild manner. Shy nose, with decent appeal of graphite, earth, sweet red fruit, cedar...Nice, long, dry punctuating finish..very good. DRINK

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  1/31/2016 - Dmiller3 wrote:

  Definitely softened up but drinking fine - did not let it sit long and still was very smooth - no funky notes, just a bit lighter than preferred

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  11/1/2015 - Dmiller3 wrote: 83 Points

  Nose is acidic - has lost its bounce, but is certainly drinkable. Probably peaked a few years ago

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  4/3/2013 - CraigC_UK wrote: 92 Points

  Beautifully balanced, fruit, silky tannins, smoke and touch of vanilla. It's aged very well. Wish I bought a case instead of just 2 bottles.

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