2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 - This wine was specifically selected and prepared by LiteItOnFire prior my dinner reservation with Papa33 and Lyrical Lawyer at Anhelo in Phoenix the weekend of the Super Bowl.
The wine was decanted in advance for approximately 4 hours and served out of a Reidel Winewings Cabernet glass. Knowing the wine in advance before ordering dinner, I paired the wine with an A5 Wagyu Strip steak.
The wine had beautiful aromas of fresh cut flowers, blue and black fruits and earth tones. The palate displayed black cherry, blueberry, blackberry and great minerality with noticeable graphite. The was medium acidity and fine grained tannins. The wine was medium to medium-full bodied with an elegant mouthfeel. It's not a full bodied heavily tannic wine but it has great finesse with good complexity. Maybe it gains weight with more time in the cellar but it's drinking beautifully today with a long decant.
My score is 95+ today with great upside with further cellaring. Thank you LIOF for a memorable experience!
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Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
2/12/2023 10:22:00 AM - So glad you enjoyed it! I am so sorry I couldn’t be there but am so happy you were able to have this special weekend together. Look forward to the next opportunity!
Comment posted by JustBreathe680:
2/14/2023 7:53:00 PM - Thanks for assisting/adding to the wine experience on a very memorable trip (minus an ill timed holding penalty)! I look forward to when our paths with cross again!