Region: Bordeaux, France

Vintage: 2021

Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

History: Château Ducru-Beaucaillouis 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. It is often described as the quintessential Saint-Julien – deeply colored and powerfully ripe, yet balanced and harmonious. The grand vin usually needs 10 years of aging and can last for decades. A second wine, Croix de Beaucaillou, is also produced from the Ducru vineyard.

Tasting Notes: 

It opens with aromas of dark berries, tobacco, violets, damp soil, and spices. Full-bodied and complex yet velvety with a superb depth, bright acidity, and dusty tannins. This is a brilliant effort and represents one of the finest wines of the vintage.