Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - St.-Julien 2016 (750ml)
Price: $296.00
| Producer | Château Ducru-Beaucaillou |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Sku | 1005435 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 100 Points
Reminding me of the 2010 with its incredible stature and class (as opposed to the more opulently styled 2009) the 2016 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a legendary wine from the genius of Bruno Borie who has managed this estate brilliantly since he arrived in 2003. A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot brought up all in new oak the 2016 has a mammoth bouquet of crème de cassis espresso camphor crushed violets toasty oak and graphite. Full-bodied concentrated and backward on the palate it nevertheless has perfectly integrated acidity and building tannins a concentrated layered texture off-the-charts purity of fruit and a finish that won't quit. Give this powerful concentrated wine a solid 7-8 years of bottle age and enjoy it over the following 50 years or more.
Wine Enthusiast: 97-99 Points
"97?99. Barrel Sample. This wine is so stylish with a great future that is all balance and elegance. There are structured tannins as well as ample acidity that will allow the wine to age gracefully. A great Ducru with restrained power for long-term aging."
James Suckling: 97-98 Points
"Very focused and reserved with a mineral blackberry licorice and blackcurrant character. Full and refined. Walking a tightrope between steely tannins
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou is an arrestingly beautiful wine. Powerful and sensual in the glass the 2016 exudes remarkable concentration from start to finish. Red cherry fruit pomegranate blood orange menthol and sweet tobacco all race across the palate. Vivid sumptuous and impeccable in its balance Ducru is one of the wines of the vintage in 2016. It has been unforgettable on both occasions I have tasted it from bottle so far.
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
Deep garnet-purple colored the 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou features a wonderfully savory earthy/meaty nose delivering well-defined notes of tapenade truffles charcuterie and sautéed herbs over crème de cassis wild blueberries and kirsch with wafts of pencil lead and menthol. Medium to full-bodied the palate is built like a brick house with the taut muscular fruit well framed by very firm yet very ripe and finely grained tannins offering a quiet intensity of red fruit and mineral sparks and finishing with epic length.
Wine Spectator: 97 Points
Offers exotic cashmere-textured mocha-infused blackberry cassis and plum puree flavors with smoldering incense and warm fruitcake notes and a swath of plush yet serious grip too boot showing ample depth and breath. As distinctive a Bordeaux as there is these days. Best from 2025 through 2040.
