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| Community Tasting Notes (average 98 pts. and median of 98 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 5/9/2023 & rated 97 points: The 2022 Ducru Beaucaillou is pretty enchanting on the nose, with an amazing depth of black and red berries, mineral, and a subtle florality, dense and only slowly unwinding. The amount of tannin in the mouth is slightly surprising, following on the suave nose, and this will take a longer time to really start drinking in earnest than most St Juliens this year. The team here mentioned efforts taken to avoid over-extraction, which is interesting given the amount of tannin - but that's just the combination of the vintage and the terroir here. This should be a winner in time, though it will require rather a lot of it!
96-98 (6106 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 5/8/2023 & rated 99 points: Inky dark in color, the wine exudes blackberries, smoke, currants, nutmeg, flowers, Cuban cigar wrapper, black cherries, smoke, and spice in the nose. On the palate, the wine is dense, and intense, yet light on its feet with seemingly, endless waves of deep, black and red, spicy fruits. There is symmetry, balance, and freshness on the palate. The tannins are present, silky, and refined. The wine is silky, supple, creamy, and seamless in the finish, which moves from black fruits, to red fruits and back to black fruits with spice, and accents of mint and a touch of citrus at the very end of the finish, which lingers for at least 60 seconds. Ducru Beaucaillou has been on an unstoppable roll since 2009. Produced from blending 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, 14% ABV, 3.8 pH. Picking took place September 7 -- October 4. Drink from 2028-2065. 98-100 Pts. (2922 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 5/1/2023 & rated 98 points: 98 vvPunkte / 100% Neuholz. 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot. Die Nase duftet unglaublich schön, florale Noten über viel dunkler Frucht, die schwarzen Johannisbeeren tanzen mit frisch geschnittenen Kräutern, super tiefgründig und klar und rein. Im Gaumen delikat, gradlinig, mit unemein viel Frische, der Wein hat einen knackigen Fruchtkern, das Holz ist kaum wahrnehmbar, energiegeladen, mit einem Spannungsbogen, sensationellen Tanninen und einer sehr feinen Säure, die dem Wein trotz 14% Alkohol Leichtigkeit und Frische verleiht. Lang und ausgwogen. Voller Finesse! (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2023 / UGCB / Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) #primeurs22 www.vvWine.ch (1553 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 4/25/2023: En Primeur campaign for the 2022 vintage Day Four (Bordeaux): Black fruits; blackcurrant, sweet spice, a little toasty biscuit note. A touch of plums, a sense of power but not as overtly clumsily concentrated as the other wines from Ducru Beaucaillou that are here today. Medium plus intensity acidity, a very slightly sour underpin to the black hued fruit again monster level tannins are chewy, drying, broad, big and bolshy but the fruit persist on the long finish. Woof. Very slight bitterness on the long finish. (1778 views) |
| By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2022 En Primeur (5/10/2023)
(Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2022 Bordeaux En Primeur: Balance Imbalance (May 2023) (5/1/2023)
(Ducru-Beaucaillou Ducru-Beaucaillou Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, You’re Unbelievable: Bordeaux 2022 (May 2023) (5/1/2023)
(Ducru-Beaucaillou Ducru-Beaucaillou Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 2022: en primeur tastings (4/21/2023)
(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Cabernet Sauvignon, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Lawther MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/19/2023)
(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/14/2023)
(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
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(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St.-Julien, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2023 (4/1/2023)
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A visit to Ducru Beaucaillou -https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/08/ducru-beaucaillou.html
"Pour Boys" Chicago vertical tasting of Ducru Beaucaillou -
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/11/ducru-beaucaillou-vertical-showcases.html
Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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