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Tasting notes
Score 94-95/100 · James Suckling

This is very tight and focused with blackberries, blackcurrants and licorice. Lots of crushed stones, too. Full-bodied, tightly wound and pretty. Exciting second wine from Ducru. Mar 2017, www.jamessuckling.com

Critic scores

Critic scores
93
93/100

Average Score

95
94-95/100

James Suckling

96
95-97/100

Wine Enthusiast

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95 - 97 points
Wine Enthusiast
Score 95-97/100 · Wine Enthusiast

This is a firm, dark wine, with dense tannins. It is well balanced, having the ripe fruit that is the hallmark of this vintage. It comes from a single parcel of Ducru-Beaucaillou vineyards. It is likely to age over the long term while showing attractive fruit at an early stage. Apr 2017, Roger Voss, www.wineenthusiast.com

91 - 94 points
Wine Spectator
Score 91-94/100 · Wine Spectator

This is lovely from the get-go, with notes of warm ganache and incense in front of a core of alluring crushed blueberry, açai and cassis flavors. Polished and suave on the finish. Apr 2017, James Molesworth, www.winespectator.com

17 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17/20 · Jancis Robinson MW

64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot. Not a second wine but from a particular area in the middle of the AOC. 60% new oak. IPT 78. Bright, deep crimson. Tastes so dramatic that it's on the edge – almost camembert notes. Lots of spiciness and glamour and then the oak insists a bit. The new oak is a tad obvious at the moment. Apr 2017, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2026-2040

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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