Community Tasting Note
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Jeff Leve wrote: 98 points
September 5, 2023 - Deep, dark in color, the wine exudes a cigar box, tobacco leaf, flowers, black cherries, blackberries, crushed rock, clay, and lead pencil. If awards were given out for the most sensual vintage of Ducru Beaucaillou ever produced, 2015 earns the gold medal. Rich, full-bodied, opulent, sexy, and also vibrant, fresh, long, and intense, the fruit shows purity and intensity, but it is the silky textured, lingering finish that steals the show. Give this a few years and it is really going to shine. The wine blends 95% Cabernet Sauvignon with 5% Merlot. Drink from 2027-2060.
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3 Comments
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Decanting Queen commented:
9/6/23, 3:19 AM - So excited to see this review. I bought 2x 3.0L and was wondering if I was crazy for doing so given the long amount of time it take to get to an optimal drinking window. But your note encourages me that it is worth the wait and maybe not as long as I thought!! Thanks
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Jeff Leve commented:
9/7/23, 9:04 AM - 3 liter bottles take a lot longer than 750s to develop.
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Decanting Queen commented:
9/7/23, 9:32 AM - Of course, but in my view so do Ducru 750's. I wouldn't have expected a 2015 to be drinkable yet, so it bodes well for drinking the 3L in my lifetime!