La Croix de Beaucaillou - St.-Julien 2018 (750ml)
Price: $67.00
| Producer | La Croix de Beaucaillou |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 1005621 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 94 Points
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..
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
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.
jsWine Enthusiast: 94 Points
Richly juicy and intense this wine is massive with concentrated tannins and dusty texture. The wine has weight and density but is also impressively fresh with acidity. It's a successful combination for this second wine of Ducru-Beaucaillou. Drink from 2027. ROGER VOSS
Wine Spectator: 90-93 Points
The solid core of kirsch and plum sauce flavors is laced with apple wood and graphite notes. Direct and well-built.
Vinous: 92 Points
The 2018 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou (note the subtle change of name) was raised 12 months in barrel (60% new) and then transferred into vat and bottled in June 2020. It has a seductive though almost understated bouquet that bides its time unfolding to reveal black cherries menthol (though less prominently than out of barrel) and hints of fennel and
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The 2018 La Croix de Beaucaillou is a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon 35% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot aged 12 months in two-third new barriques. It has a pH of 3.75 15% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 96. Deep garnet-purple colored it rolls effortlessly out of the glass with vibrant notes of crushed blueberries baked plums and blackcurrant cordial with hints of bouquet garni underbrush clove oil and cast-iron pan. Medium to full-bodied the palate has a sturdy frame of firm grainy tannins and just enough freshness supporting the muscular black fruits finishing earthy. Not a second wine as such because it comes from a dedicated part of the vineyard the blocks for La Croix de Beaucaillou are generally located on the south bank of the La Mouline steam.
