Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2012
ประเทศ (Country)
France
ขนาดบรรจุ (bottle size)
750 ml
ประเภทไวน์ (Wine Type)
Red Wine
แคว้น (Wine Region)
Bordeaux, Bordeaux - St. Julien
พันธุ์องุ่น (Grape Variety)
Cabernet Sauvignon
ปี (vintage)
2012 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
characteristics
บอดี้ (Body)
Full
Full
Full
แอซิดิตี้ (Acidity)
High
High
High
แทนนิน (Tannin)
High
High
High
2012 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
รายละเอียดสินค้า
Château Ducru Beaucaillou is named after the beautiful, large stones found in its unique wine-growing terroir. This exceptional ecosystem produces fine, elegant, tasty wines with a long finish - in short, archetypical Saint-Julien wines.
Perched on an exceptional site with incomparable views over the Gironde estuary, in the center of a hundred-year-old park, Ducru-Beaucaillou is a majestic, Victorian-style castle, which has, over time, become one of the great symbols of the Médoc. Unusual for Bordeaux, it is built directly above the barrel cellars, enveloping its owners, who have lived here for over sixty years.
Today, the estate is managed by the company Jean Eugène Borie SA, which is owned by Mrs Borie, her daughter Sabine Coiffe and her son Bruno-Eugène, CEO since 2003, the third generation of the Borie family to head the estate. There are very close links between this estate and the five families who have been its successive owners.
wine score
95 points Wine Enthusiast
This is a wine with big tannins and big fruit. You can feel the wood rather than taste it, certainly smell it initially before the black currant aromas kick in. Impressive and sumptuous, it has a solid density that layers with the smoky character of the fruit and wood. Rich and complex, it needs to age. Drink from 2025.
92 points Wine Advocate
The color is a healthy deep ruby/purple and the wine smells beautiful, exhibiting lots of floral, creme de cassis, licorice and graphite notes. Medium-bodied but slightly deficient in the mid-palate at present, it picks up speed and finishes with serious authority and power. This 2012 should be outstanding, but it is difficult to favorably compare the 2012 to the prodigious wines produced at Ducru in 2009 and 2010. The 2012 will require 4-6 years of cellaring and should drink well for 15-20 years.
93 points Wine Spectator
Offers an almost lavish feel, with layers of warmed fig, blackberry paste and raspberry coulis lined with ganache, anise and fruitcake flavors. A rock-solid graphite note lines the finish, showing just the slightest twinge of the vintage's austerity. A very admirable effort. Best from 2018 through 2027.
95 points James Suckling
Mesmerizing aromas of blackberries, licorice and mint. Wet stones too. Full-bodied and tight with super-refined and polished tannins that are pinpointed and elegant. It caresses your palate. Savory and salty on finish. Electric for the vintage. Better in 2018.
Profile
พันธุ์องุ่นผสม (Grape Blended)
91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot
รสสัมผัส (Palate)
The palate offers a fruity attack with smooth, tense tannins carrying pleasant acidity.
สี (Colour)
Red-ruby.
กลิ่น (Aroma)
The nose exudes red fruits such as blackcurrant.
รสสัมผัส (Palate)
The palate offers a fruity attack with smooth, tense tannins carrying pleasant acidity.
จับคู่อาหาร (Wine Pairing)
:Beef
:Lamb
:Hard Cheese
