(Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou) Classic nose of tar, leather, horsehair, cassis, cherry and smoke. Soft and medium-bodied palate with a touch of dryness on the finish. Fully mature but with some dry tannin that went away with the meat I was having. A nice claret but not mindblowing.
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By Neal Martin
(Ducru-Beaucaillou Ducru-Beaucaillou Red) Login and sign up and see review text.Where the Heart Is: Ducru-Beaucaillou 1934-2018 (Jul 2022), (See more on Vinous...)