2018 La Croix de Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien

Winemaker Notes: Deep, vivid, intense purple-black and brilliant in color. The nose is open, generous and hamonious. Redolent of pure, ripe, healthy fruits, rich and warm bouquet. On the palate, truly remarkable, energy and vivacity, wonderful polished tannins. Deep-fruited and delicious. Very long persistence. Blend: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


James Suckling - "Aromas of blackberry, blueberry and blackcurrant with violet and lavender, following through to a full body with very fine tannins and a creamy, beautifully caressing texture. Like the chocolate, walnut and berry aftertaste. Second wine of Ducru. Drink after 2025. "


Decanter - "Cabernet Sauvignon's savoury black fruit flavours dominate on the attack, along with a swirl of spice. Small berries meant great concentration, and the vintage saw a full 130 days between flowering and harvest (compared, for example , with 115 days in 2005). Rich in expression of fruit, with complexity and a lovely slate character along with charcoal, liquorice and campfire. This is a lovely glass of polished St-Julien. Harvest from 19 September to 10 October. 66% new oak. Drinking Window 2023 - 2038"


Jeb Dunnuck - "The second wine of this great domaine is the 2018 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou. A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, this ripe, opulent beauty boasts a dense purple color to go with a sexy, full-bodied style showing loads of blackcurrants, cassis, spice, candied violet, and tobacco-like aromas and flavors. Plush, full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, this is one big, sumptuous Saint-Julien that's going to evolve for 15-20 years or more. "