1986 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Community Tasting Note
BBencz Likes this wine:
96 Points
Sunday, July 22, 2018 - From a bottle re-corked at Ducru in 2011. Decanted for two hours. A bit of musty funk blew off after about an hour, leaving behind forest floor, tobacco, and blackberry aromas. Wine showed only slight secondary characteristics, with blackberry and currant flavors dominating. Tannins are fully integrated. Could not believe this was a 32-year-old wine. Just fantastic, and still going strong.
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Comment posted by wineotim:
7/22/2018 7:20:00 AM - Re-corked? Please explain.
Comment posted by BBencz:
7/22/2018 7:25:00 AM - https://www.winex.com/blog/?p=2257
Comment posted by Sacramento Geezer:
10/7/2018 9:41:00 AM - We enjoyed same 1986 recorked 2011 au Chateau purchased from Fine Wines International in San Francisco. Delicious, aristocratic wine. Very good condition. Opened several hours before dinner and poured first glasses before setting table. No further opening up needed. Both aroma and taste superb, but surprised by taste as not what expected by the nose. My sense is this bottle would have been safe to hold at least a few more years.