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Red
2003 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Label borrowed from 2004
Label borrowed from 2002
Community Tasting Notes 315
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djhammond wrote: flawed
April 20, 2024 - Unfortunately, this was carrying a taint, and although drinkable, it is unfair to rate the wine. I suspected from the moment I tried to extract the cork which was dried out and almost impossible to remove. Both of my cases were purchased from the same source and stored identically, and this was the first time in a decade of drinking. The vagaries of drinking Bordeaux!
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JamesDrinks Likes this wine: 95 points
April 19, 2024 - Excellent, smooth, deep, enjoyable. Would do this every night.
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neiljh Likes this wine: 92 points
April 2, 2024 - No formal notes. Double decanted 2 hours. Savory nose with red berry fruit still very evident. Nice weight with red berry lift on the palate. Enjoyable with the roast lamb.
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mxpbuy Likes this wine: 95 points
March 29, 2024 - 4+ hours slow ox. This bottle had a lot more weight to it than my last. Like so many '03s, this wine is drinking "young". Almost no sediment. Far more black raspberry than blackberry fruits, plus a wonderful layer of overripe blueberry with touches of mocha and cassis to boot. A full mouthfeel that also had a velvety weightlessness to it. The very ripe to overripe fruits hid some of the graphite and other mineral and herb elements you sometimes get with this Chateau, but that did not hurt this wine's performance. Well done.
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Tao wrote: 96 points
February 29, 2024 - Rich, in-depth black fruits! Grand in scale, delicious and full of spiciness, needs time!
1 person found this helpful Comment
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/14/2023 (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 Jane Anson
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical, 9/20/2019 (link)(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) 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.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/1/2010 (link)(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
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By Campbell Mattinson
6/26/2007 (link)(Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120 (link)(Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/7/2005 (link)(Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- 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 087000334915, 087000341548, 087000346642, 3364420009805, 3364420026420, 3364420031318, 3452130038113, 3700266210461, 3760131685879, 400001878156, 649944060246, 802236000355
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 78 (1%)
- In Cellars 7,468 (65%)
- Consumed 3,962 (34%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
mushrooms, NY strip steak, Rack of LambWho Likes This Wine
98% Like It 108 votes
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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