Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, 2003, 75cl

12 x 75cl

21.000,00 kr

Hans Wine Club

Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, 2003, 75cl

21.000,00 kr

1.750,00 kr each

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A wine that will delight Médoc purists, the 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a blend of fully 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot and checks in at a mere 12.5% alcohol. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cigar wrapper, violets, loamy soil and spices, it's full-bodied, layered and velvety, with superb depth at the core, lively acids and powdery tannins. Complete and penetrating, it's a true classic, reminiscent of a modern-day version of Ducru's brilliant 1996—though today's precision winemaking means that the 2021 is unlikely to go through so long a hibernation as that vintage.

- William Kelley, Wine Advocate

Format: 12 x 75cl

12 x 75cl

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About the wine

Wine: Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, 2003, 75cl

Type: Red

Size: 75 cl

Manufacturer: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Classification: 2nd Classed Cru

Bottles per Box: 6

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94 /100

Bruno Borie's first year back at his home estate, arriving on January 3 2003, ready for this unusually (at the time) hot vintage. As with many of the great St Julien and Pauillac 2003s right now, this has held up exceptionally well and is still delivering. The fruit character is ripe, with sweet spices, blackberry and raspberry puree, campfire crackle, dried roses, tobacco, black truffle. Not hiding the vintage, but infusing its exotic character with freshness and balance. Lightly placed tannins, softened and integrated. Barrel aging up from 12 to 18 months from this point, and 100% new oak. Harvest September 15 to 25. Eric and Jacques Boissenot consultants.

Jane Anson

95 /100

A wine that will delight Médoc purists, the 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a blend of fully 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot and checks in at a mere 12.5% alcohol. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cigar wrapper, violets, loamy soil and spices, it's full-bodied, layered and velvety, with superb depth at the core, lively acids and powdery tannins. Complete and penetrating, it's a true classic, reminiscent of a modern-day version of Ducru's brilliant 1996—though today's precision winemaking means that the 2021 is unlikely to go through so long a hibernation as that vintage. - William Kelley, Wine Advocate

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About the grape

Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

Cabernet Sauvignon og Merlot udgør et af verdens mest ikoniske og udbredte rødvinsblends – fundamentet for de klassiske Bordeaux‑vine og forbilledet for utallige tolkninger verden over. Kombinationen af Cabernet Sauvignons tanninrige struktur, syre og mørke frugt samt Merlots bløde, runde frugt og fyldige mundfølelse skaber vine med både dybde, balance og stort lagringspotentiale.

Smagsprofilen spænder typisk fra solbær, brombær og mørk kirsebær til mere subtile noter af blomme, ceder, tobak, vanilje og krydderi, især når blendet lagres på eg. Cabernet Sauvignon bidrager med struktur og kompleksitet, mens Merlot afrunder udtrykket med saftig frugt og en silkeblød fylde.

Blendet dyrkes i dag på tværs af den vinproducerende verden – fra Bordeaux til Australien, Chile, Californien og Sydafrika – hvor terroir og proportionerne mellem druerne giver unikke udtryk fra elegante og stramme til generøse og fyldige vine.

Serving

Serveres ved 16–18°C i store rødvinsglas for at fremhæve frugten og integrere tanninerne. Fyldige vine kan med fordel serveres mod 18°C.