1996 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  1/24/2022, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Decanter

• By Yohan Castaing
  Château Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical tasting: 1953-2018, 6/1/2021, (See more on Decanter...)

  (Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Cabernet Sauvignon, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.

JamesSuckling.com

• By James Suckling
  6/12/2016, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)

  (Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Bordeaux, France) Login and sign up and see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Alex Hunt, MW
  10/12/2015, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.

View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  May/Jun 2012, Issue #39, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou: One of Bordeaux’s Greatest Estates

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Vintage Tastings

• By John Kapon
  Chicago Recap, 11/2/2011

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JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  2/17/2011, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.

The WINEFRONT

• By Campbell Mattinson
  2/26/2008, (See more on The WINEFRONT...)

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JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  9/8/2006, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.

• By Stephen Tanzer
  July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103, (See more on Vinous...)

  (Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien) Login and sign up and see review text.

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  6/28/2002, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.

• By Neal Martin
  Where the Heart Is: Ducru-Beaucaillou 1934-2018 (Jul 2022), (See more on Vinous...)

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RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  4/30/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points

  (Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Sweet black fruit nose; tasty, coffee and black fruit palate; medium grainy finish 92+ pts.

Rockss and Fruit

• By Lyle Fass
  2/12/2006, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou) I've had this before and it has been spectacular but this was a strange bottle. Nose came roaring out of the gate with ripe fruits and some lead pencil, smoke, tar . . then then this stank of almost bacteria took over after 1.5 hours and rendered the wine nasty to the nose and stripped the wine of it's fruit. The first hour this wine was going good with a deep well-structured palate and sweet fruit and then it just dived off a cliff and became nasty. Strange experience.

• By Lyle Fass
  7/20/2004, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou) I don't remember much but I remember it was juicy, ripe, wide open, finessed and long.

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  1/21/2004, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points

  (Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Great balsamic, sandalwood nose; beautiful fruit, tart cherry, lots of grip; medium finish

• By Richard Jennings
  12/27/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points

  (Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Green bean and oak nose; herbaceous, elegant, tasty, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (decanted 6 hours)

• By Richard Jennings
  7/18/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points

  (Château Ducru-Beaucaillou) Cassis and berry nose; rich cassis and lead pencil flavors; long finish 93+ pts. (double decanted 12 hours earlier)