1986 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Community Tasting Note
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - Directly out of the bottle beautiful scent of raspberries, vanilla, porridge, old oak, cedarwood, tar and flintstones.
On the palate light and elegant with a faint but distinct glow of warm fruit, a substantial dry tannin parade, very weak bitter notes and a pleasant old oak, old world aftertaste. All in perfect harmony, no sharp edges. On day 2 in the nose even more refined with layered wood aromas, slightly less fruit and a profound tar base. On the palate just as good as on day 1, with a just slightly reduced warmth.
The major experience with this wine is it's outstanding consistency. What you smell is what you taste and what you smell and taste after opening is what you smell and taste on day 2. This is honest stuff – an enticingly elegant old school experience.
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Comment posted by oldwines:
9/12/2020 5:28:00 AM - Nice note...both descriptive and experiential. Thank you! I am a huge believer in the benefits of air for wine, even old ones and many people don’t believe what you describe, but great wines are like this or improve with the air. Cheers!
“oldwines” aka Dave
www.dtpwineadvisors.com