While the hard dark fruit of Ducru is discernible there is unfortunately an excess of acidity. Quite a bit of leather too. This seems to be a difficult vintage for the Château at least at this stage. It’s not tired, just out of balance.
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Good vintages of Yquem (Chicago, IL): Remarkable freshness for a wine of this age; clear leathery notes as well as a nascent bit of brett that bloomed later in the evening, but managed to add an accent at the beginning. Again, quite leathery, but the dried plum notes are apparent and the fruit gives this freshness. Classic pencil shaving and leather tertiary Bordeaux notes here.
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Amazing this wine still had some “hum” to it. Very pale in color it was a pop and pour situation. At first it was very light but over the next 20 minutes it started to show a little structure and slight fruit left. Just and amazing wine for it’s age.
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2/17/2024 - sdr Likes this wine: 90 Points
While the hard dark fruit of Ducru is discernible there is unfortunately an excess of acidity. Quite a bit of leather too. This seems to be a difficult vintage for the Château at least at this stage. It’s not tired, just out of balance.
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12/5/2023 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Good vintages of Yquem (Chicago, IL): Remarkable freshness for a wine of this age; clear leathery notes as well as a nascent bit of brett that bloomed later in the evening, but managed to add an accent at the beginning. Again, quite leathery, but the dried plum notes are apparent and the fruit gives this freshness. Classic pencil shaving and leather tertiary Bordeaux notes here.
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6/7/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
This has such a beautiful, extradorinday perfume, just absolutely amazing. Extremely beautiful with rabbit pasta.
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6/7/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Well to me smell beautiful if to the others a touch musty. Quite lovely to me. Right in the pocket.
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5/20/2023 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 94 Points
Amazing this wine still had some “hum” to it. Very pale in color it was a pop and pour situation. At first it was very light but over the next 20 minutes it started to show a little structure and slight fruit left. Just and amazing wine for it’s age.
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