95 Points
95 Points
95 Points

Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2008

SKU: DBCS200810 UCAU

$500.00

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Dark and lustrous.

Spring flowers, crushed rocks, & creme de cassis.

Tremendous precision, purity, and depth of character.

Critic Scores

95 // The Wine Advocate

"One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness, this dense purple colored wine is almost as opaque as the 2010. Spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis and some subtle oak are followed by a full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power, richness, and aging potential. It also exhibits tremendous precision, purity, and depth of character. It is more forward than the 2010 is likely to be, but probably not as sumptuous as the 2009 will turn out to be. This is a wine to buy. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035."

95 // Jeb Dunnuck

"A gem from the Left Bank is the 2008 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, which comes from just one-third of the total production and is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot. This brilliant Saint-Julien boasts a still vivid ruby/purple color as well as a head-turning bouquet of crème de cassis, high-class smoke tobacco, truffle, and some gravelly, rocky minerality. Possessing medium to full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and thrilling purity of fruit, it’s just at the early stages of its drink window and has an easy two decades or more of prime drinking."

95 // John Gilman

"The 2008 Ducru-Beaucaillou is one of the top wines of the vintage and a stellar bottle in the making. The wine delivers a truly stunning bouquet, as it soars from the glass in a mélange of cassis, dark berries, French roast, tobacco leaf, a complex base of gravelly soil tones and a deft framing of cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full and wonderfully suave on the attack, with a sappy core of fruit, ripe, perfectly-integrated tannins and great length and grip on the nascently complex finish. While Ducru has produced exemplary efforts in both 2009 and 2010, make no mistake, the 2008 is the finest of the troika. A great 2008!"

Product Details

Red

2008

Merlot Blend

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Medoc, Bordeaux, France

5-10 Years

Cork

13.5%

750ml (Bottle)

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Description
Full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power
Tasting Profile

Light

Full

Low Tannin

Tannic

Sweet

Dry

Low Acidity

High Acidity

Aroma:

Cassis, Plum, Red Fruits

Palate:

Cherry, Plum, Redcurrant

Food Pairings:

Pork

Red Meat

Tasting Notes

Description

Full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power

Tasting Profile

Light
Full

Low Tannin
Tannic

Sweet
Dry

Low Acidity
High Acidity

Aroma:

Cassis, Plum, Red Fruits

Palate:

Cherry, Plum, Redcurrant

Food Pairings:

Pork

Red Meat

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou

One of the oldest properties in the Médoc, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. It is also the name of the red wine that this property produces. The wine produced here was one of the 18 Cinquièmes Crus classified in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. The site boasts high-quality soil, a favourable climate, and a team drawing on centuries of experience and expertise. Its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde estuary greatly influences the region’s climate. Strong ocean winds cross the coastal pine forest and slow down as they meet air currents from the estuary, introducing a measure of humidity to the atmosphere. What’s more, the climate features excellent sunshine, hot summers, and mild winters.

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