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Tasting notes

Tasting notes
Score 88/100 · Wine Spectator

Mineral, floral and blackberry aromas. Medium-bodied, with a good core of fruit and light mint and blackberry character. Elegant and friendly. '88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Drink now. 16,665 cases made.-James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2009

Critic scores

Critic scores
90
90/100

Average Score

88
88/100

Wine Spectator

91
91/100

Robert Parker

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91 points
Robert Parker
Score 91/100 · Robert Parker

A supremely elegant, dense purple-colored effort, the 1998 reveals aromas of cassis, black raspberries, minerals, and currants. Precise, well-delineated, and medium to full-bodied, with magnificent purity and understated elegance, this noble, restrained wine reveals a tannic finish, suggesting 4-5 more years of cellaring is warranted. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2025. Apr 2001, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - producer
Ducru Beaucaillou

Second Growth estate Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou in Saint-Julien is one of the Super Seconds, an elite group of properties producing wines that regularly compete with the finest in the Médoc.

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