Region: Bordeaux, France

Vintage: 2021

Composition: Bordeaux Red Blend

History: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a well-regarded wine estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux’s Haut-Médoc wine region, on the so-called “left bank” of the Gironde estuary. The estate and its eponymous grand vin (the estate’s principle wine) was rated a second growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification.

Tasting Notes: 

Deep ruby with beguiling nose combining impressively pure black fruit, cassis, bramble, and cherries, with nuances of cocoa bean, cardamon and clove, and a touch of crushed gravel. The palate is full-bodied and finely balanced with a firm core of polished, very pliant tannins, perfectly defined black fruits, and pitch perfect acidity. The finish is nuanced, highly perfumed, and persistent. An aristocratic silhouette.