La Croix de Beaucaillou - St.-Julien 2015 (750ml)
Price: $54.00
| Producer | La Croix de Beaucaillou |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Sku | 1246890 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Enthusiast: 93-95 Points
"Velvet tannins are allied with powerful fruit to create a rich wine with signs of the wood aging that smooth it further. It will be a generous wine that will keep its fine fruitiness for many years."
Wine Advocate: 91-93 Points
"The 2015 La Croix de Beaucaillou is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon 45% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. It has a floral note on the nose: small black cherries blueberry and wilted violets the last becoming more intense as the initially tight-fisted wine opens in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin. There is very well-judged acidity and its texture is harmonious and silky smooth. The quality is loaded more in the mouth than on the nose at the moment but it is a seriously classy "deuxième vin" that just needs a little more persistence on the finish." -Neal Martin
James Suckling: 93 Points
"Dark berries iron and hints of rust with some iodine. Full-bodied round and juicy with a solid backbone of tannins and focus. This second wine of Ducru-Beaucaillou. Polished. Drink in 2021."
Vinous: 90-92 Points
"The 2015 Croix de Beaucaillou emerges from a south-facing parcel in the center of Saint-Julien. Plump racy and creamy on the palate the 2015 offers lovely depth from start to finish. Cherry pit plum lavender and spice flesh out in the glass but it is the wine's overall balance that is most compelling. The Croix de Beaucaillou is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon 45% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot."
Wine Spectator: 91 Points
"An alluring seductive style with mulled fig and boysenberry fruit carried by velvety structure while singed mesquite Lapsang souchong tea and warm ganache notes hang in the background. Everything meshes nicely through the smoldering finish which has latent grip."
