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Red
2000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Community Tasting Notes 321
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pepmi wrote: 95 points
December 3, 2023 - Day after notes. An credible wine with decades left. Almost zero sediment. Ethereal notes of cedar, tobacco, eucalyptus and blackberry.
Round in the mouth, exceptionally balanced with a finish that never stops. I have one bottle left and wish it was eleven.3 people found this helpful Comment -
Jeff Leve wrote: 96 points
November 25, 2023 - Continuing to age in a positive direction the wine has added secondary nuances of leafy tobacco, cigar box, cedar, spice, and dried flowers to its core of blackberries and currants. Full-bodied, with a nice depth of flavor, and a structured, tannic backbone, giving it the ability to age for at least 2-3 more decades. Drink from 2023-2050.
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Nanda wrote: 92 points
November 21, 2023 - This is unabashedly left bank with significant tobacco and bell pepper notes while also having plenty of ripe, rich plum fruit of the vintage. Early peak drinking. Seemed to continue integrate and smooth out with air over the course of dinner.
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acyso wrote: 90 points
November 21, 2023 - Celebrating K (Chicago, IL): For an estate I've always found a hair towards the rustic side, this was quite fruit forward on the palate, despite a distinct and intense pyrazine nose. Kind of a weird dichotomy there. Tannins feel pretty resolved at this point, and the softer 2000 vintage makes this feel approachable already.
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avzhang wrote: 95 points
November 15, 2023 - Great nose and balance. Still need some decanting. Very impressive wine now!
3 people found this helpful Comment
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/24/2022 (link)(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Yohan Castaing
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical tasting: 1953-2018, 6/1/2021 (link)(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Cabernet Sauvignon, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
6/12/2016 (link)(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Bordeaux, France) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Alex Hunt, MW
10/12/2015 (link)(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2012, Issue #39, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou: One of Bordeaux’s Greatest Estates(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
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By Campbell Mattinson
2/26/2008 (link)(Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2001, IWC Issue #96 (link)(Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Where the Heart Is: Ducru-Beaucaillou 1934-2018 (Jul 2022) (link)(Ducru-Beaucaillou Ducru-Beaucaillou Red) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
5/22/2004 (link) 92 points(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Rich, plummy, berry, caramel nose; tasty, tight but structured, roasted fruit, plum and espresso palate; medium finish
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By Richard Jennings
1/21/2004 (link) 89 points(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Nice cassis, blackberry nose; tasty, tart cherry fruit, very tight right now; short-medium finish 89+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- Type Red
- Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Julien
- UPC Codes 0649944033509, 071570013462, 087000323643, 087000326835, 087000346642, 3364420008365, 3364420009805, 3364420026420, 3452130038113, 3700266200615, 400001878156, 400006222565, 649944020073, 802236000355
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 157 (1%)
- In Cellars 13,415 (73%)
- Consumed 4,861 (26%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerChâteau Ducru-Beaucaillou
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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