Croix de Ducru Beaucaillou - Château Ducru Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien 2016

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93 / 100

par Jeb Dunnuck le 30/11/2017

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

le 22/05/2017

Dichtes Purpur mit Granatschimmer am Rand. Dichtes Schattenmorellenbouquet mit Heidelbeere und Lakritze,  ahinter Cassisdrops. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit Veilchen und schwarzer Johannisbeere, sehniger Körper mit langem Finale.

Bettane & Desseauve

95-96 / 100

par Bettane & Desseauve le 03/05/2017

Notes remarquables de cèdre mais le grand vin lui fait un peu de tort. Si le prix ne flambe pas, ce sera un must.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 02/05/2017

The 2016 La Croix de Beaucaillou is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot that is matured in 60% new oak for 12 months and the remainder in one-year-old barrels. It has quite a rich and opulent bouquet, quite glossy with scents of kirsch, crushed strawberry, crème de cassis and a touch of vanilla. The palate is medium-bodied with quite sumptuous tannin counterbalance but a keen thread of acidity (the pH is 3.65). There is great tension here, immense purity with quite a structured, almost flinty finish that is classic in style. Though it is a Deuxième Vin, it deserves several years in bottle.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 27/04/2017

Satiny, slick, ready fruits loosen your taste buds, displaying a wine with lift, length and character. The plums are perfect and the finish has lasting charm. From a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 13.44% alcohol and is aging in 60% new French oak barrels.

matthewjukes.com

17 / 20

par Matthew Jukes le 25/04/2017

(64 Cabernet Sauvignon, 33 Merlot, 3 Petit Verdot) | 60% new oak | 13.4% alc. | 78 IPT This is a very exotic and very attractive La Croix. Great focus and also seductively spicy with Asian notes and also coffee and chocolate notes which I think come from the hot summer. Perhaps not everyone’s cup of tea, this is a modern and succulent wine and I think that it will do very well. Superb glossiness and exuberance mark this as a very fine selection. 17+

Decanter.com

92 / 100

par Jane Anson le 24/04/2017

Produced from Gunz gravels on south-facing slopes, with their high iron-oxide content. The blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, with a 3.65ph and aged in 60% new oak barrels. The grapes were picked from 27th September to 5th October, taking advantage of the first rains of September but not those of October. Here they have the benefits of the fresh air from the Garonne river that Ducru looks out over, so long, slow ripening of the grapes is evident in a cooling, fresh finish that adds lift and juice to the black cherry fruits. Lovely spice evident through the palate also. Drinking Window 2025 - 2040

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 21/04/2017

64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot. Not a second wine but from a particular area in the middle of the AOC. 60% new oak. IPT 78. Bright, deep crimson. Tastes so dramatic that it's on the edge – almost camembert notes. Lots of spiciness and glamour and then the oak insists a bit. The new oak is a tad obvious at the moment.

Wine Enthusiast

94-96 / 100

par Roger Voss le 19/04/2017

Barrel Sample. This is a firm, dark wine, with dense tannins. It is well balanced, having the ripe fruit that is the hallmark of this vintage. It comes from a single parcel of Ducru-Beaucaillou vineyards. It is likely to age over the long term while showing attractive fruit at an early stage.

Wine Spectator

91-94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 10/04/2017

This is lovely from the get-go, with notes of warm ganache and incense in front of a core of alluring crushed blueberry, açai and cassis flavors. Polished and suave on the finish.—J.M.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95 / 100

par James Suckling le 05/04/2017

This is very tight and focused with blackberries, blackcurrants and licorice. Lots of crushed stones, too. Full-bodied, tightly wound and pretty. Exciting second wine from Ducru.