Descripción

Este Grand Cru Classé de Saint Julien es el segundo vino de una de las bodegas más antiguas de Médoc. Está elaborado con un 'coupage' de Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot y Petit verdot, con una crianza de un año en barricas nuevas de roble francés. Un vino muy estructurado y elegante con aromas a mora, arándano y grosella negra.

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2018
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
64% Cabernet sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Petit verdot
Origen
Saint-Julien

Cata

Nariz
Aromas a mora, arándano, grosella negra, violeta y lavanda.
Boca
Estructurado en boca con un posgusto a chocolate y nueces.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Envejecimiento
Crianza de 12 meses en barricas de roble nuevas en un 60%.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2018 La Croix de Beaucaillou is a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, aged 12 months in two-third new barriques. It has a pH of 3.75, 15% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 96. Deep garnet-purple colored, it rolls effortlessly out of the glass with vibrant notes of crushed blueberries, baked plums and blackcurrant cordial with hints of bouquet garni, underbrush, clove oil and cast-iron pan. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a sturdy frame of firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness supporting the muscular black fruits, finishing earthy. Not a second wine as such, because it comes from a dedicated part of the vineyard, the blocks for La Croix de Beaucaillou are generally located on the south bank of the La Mouline steam.

Decanter:

Cabernet Sauvignon's savoury black fruit flavours dominate on the attack, along with a swirl of spice. Small berries meant great concentration, and the vintage saw a full 130 days between flowering and harvest (compared, for example , with 115 days in 2005). Rich in expression of fruit, with complexity and a lovely slate character along with charcoal, liquorice and campfire. This is a lovely glass of polished St-Julien. Harvest from 19 September to 10 October. 66% new oak. IPT tannin index 90.

James Suckling:

Aromas of blackberry, blueberry and blackcurrant with violet and lavender, following through to a full body with very fine tannins and a creamy, beautifully caressing texture. Like the chocolate, walnut and berry aftertaste. Second wine of Ducru. Drink after 2025.

Jeb Dunnuck:

The second wine of this great domaine is the 2018 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou. A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, this ripe, opulent beauty boasts a dense purple color to go with a sexy, full-bodied style showing loads of blackcurrants, cassis, spice, candied violet, and tobacco-like aromas and flavors. Plush, full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, this is one big, sumptuous Saint-Julien that's going to evolve for 15-20 years or more.