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Red
1955 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
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Community Tasting Notes 18
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Eric wrote:
September 23, 2023 - Jason's birthday and old Bordeaux (Newcastle, WA): Sharp, edgy and medicinal. Wow, pure cherry, bright, great acidity, minty notes. Mmmm, leathery on the finish, gamey, good funk!
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Sean Tay wrote: 91 points
September 5, 2022 - I had this 2 years ago based on my last tasting notes, unfortunately the bottle condition is not ideal. The cork was sunk in when I open up the capsule, which also means that it might have be oxidised. There notes of banyard, wet forest, toast, charr wood and spices. Unlike the previous bottle I had which still have fruits left. Overall still drinkable.
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englishman's claret wrote: 95 points
September 11, 2021 - Yet again, the 1955 Ducru-Beaucaillou shows a wonderful panoply of mature Bordeaux aromas, bursting with mixed berries, warm cedar, ginger, tea, and loam - true to the 1955 archetype, simultaneously elegant and powerful, seemingly to offer all things to all people.
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Sean Tay Likes this wine: 95 points
November 13, 2019 - Had this wine thru auction and had no expectation. 1955 Chateau Ducru Beaucailou totally surprised me. Deep dark black fruits, seductive aroma, showing secondary notes of toast, cedar, smoke, mushroom, forest floor. There's still ample fruits flavour, medium+ tannin and firm acidity. It had totally wowed me. Given the price I paid, this is certainly a treat!
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Jeff Leve wrote: 93 points
August 15, 2019 - A wine I seldom see, after tasting this bottle, I wish I had a few more in my cellar. Soft, gentle, elegant, medium-bodied and serving up its mix of bright, sweet and tart red fruits with ease, you also found delicate notes of tobacco leaf, cigar box, herbs and cherries from start to finish. If the endnote was longer, the wine would have merited a much higher score.
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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.
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By John Kapon
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1955
- 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
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 29 (62%)
- Consumed 18 (38%)
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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