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Red
2012 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Label borrowed from 2011
Label borrowed from 2011
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2011
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2011
Label borrowed from 2011
Community Tasting Notes 28
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Bolzano2022 Likes this wine: 91 points
February 18, 2024 - The wine was transformed to a bottle of leather, cedar, forest, really earthy nose and taste with, in my opinion, limited fruit. Not particularly intense either. But enjoyable.
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jmoon Likes this wine: 93 points
December 18, 2023 - Delicious. Needed air. No notes
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LW31 Likes this wine:
December 10, 2023 - Darker purple in the glass but quite soft and not overdone on the palate. A surprisingly quaffable young St Julien. A crowd pleaser.
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Ben Christiansen wrote:
September 30, 2023 - Well this doesn't suck.
2 people found this helpful Comment -
Jeff Leve wrote: 94 points
September 5, 2023 - Cigar box, cedar, flowers, forest leaf, spice, tobacco wrapper, cocoa, and strawberry with currants bringing up the fruit side, the wine is fresh, close to fully developed, and ready for its prime-time drinking window. This is drinking beautifully today. Blended from 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot. Drink from 2023-2045.
1 person found this helpful Comment
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Pro Reviews 16
Add a Pro ReviewJancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/14/2023 (link)(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Sonoma County 2020 Report, 8/11/2022 (link)(Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Sebastian Payne MW
Bordeaux 2012: ten years on tasting, 3/3/2022 (link)(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/10/2022 (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, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical, 9/20/2019 (link)(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/21/2016 (link)(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016), 1/1/2016 (link)(Ducru-beaucaillou Ducru-beaucaillou) 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.
Decanter
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By Steven Spurrier
Bordeaux 2012 results: Saint-Julien, 4/19/2013 (link)(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/11/2013 (link)(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Ian D'Agata
April 2013, IWC Issue #168 (link)(Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2013, 4/1/2013 (link)(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 Bordeaux Vintage: A Very Inconsistent, But Classically-Proportioned Year(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- 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 000004111726, 3364420066303, 3760131685879, 3760131687200, 3760131687880, 400001878156, 639737586534, 639737622027
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 148 (8%)
- In Cellars 1,383 (76%)
- Consumed 286 (16%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
mushroom sauce, Ribeye, root veggiesWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 21 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Ducru-Beaucaillou
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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