2010 Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien

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Jane Anson

Reviewed April 2023

This is intense, concentrated, spirals through the palate, grabbing you with satin-textured blackberry and bilberry fruits, showing depth and character. Plentiful tannins shot through with luscious juice from beginning to end, this stretches out, building flavours an inch at a time, confident and at the top of its game. Such well-judged appellation, estate and vintage signature, ticking all boxes of that particular holy trinity.

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Professional Reviews

100

James Suckling

Review Date: 02/2013

The nose is phenomenal with perfect aromas of Cabernet Sauvignon with currant bush, blackberries and minerals. A pure expression of Cab. The palate is perfect with a full body, but has perfectly integrated tannins with a texture like the finest cashmere. It's strong but noble with perfect form and beauty. All in harmony. A fabulous wine that everyone who loves Bordeaux should have a bottle or case of.

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 08/2020

Very deep garnet in color, the 2010 Ducru-Beaucaillou is just slightly closed to begin, featuring subtle wafts of baked plums, espresso and bay leaves before kicking it up a notch with expressive notes of blackcurrant cordial, chargrilled meats, woodsmoke and crushed rocks plus a tantalizing touch of truffles. Full-bodied, concentrated and oh-so-decadently fruited in the mouth, the palate is built like a brick house with firm, ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness supporting the tightly wound flavor layers, finishing with epic length and depth. (LPB)

Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 02/2025

Plums, currants, smoky tobacco, chocolate, and violet notes all emerge from the 2010 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, a rockingly concentrated, powerful wine from this incredible château that has ripe tannins, a deep, unctuous mid-palate, integrated oak, and a finish that won’t quit. I continue to favor the 2009 over the 2010 from this address, but both are absolutely magical, legendary Saint-Julien that I wish every reader could taste. While the 2010 unquestionably offers pleasure today, it’s probably 4-6 years away from its true prime drinking window, and it will still offer pleasure in 75-100 years.

Notes

98+ points Robert Parker in Wine Advocate: "With loads of minerality, a terrific opaque purple color, and slightly more structure and tannin than either Poyferre or St.-Pierre (and that’s saying something), this is a blockbuster, fabulous Ducru Beaucaillou that should be at its best a good decade from now and last 40-50 years. The proprietor is not alone in thinking this is the finest Ducru Beaucaillou since the 1961. The classic wet rock, creme de cassis, subtle oak and gravelly stoniness of the vineyard come through in this spectacular, full-bodied, gorgeously pure and intense effort. This is wine for the ages that should be forgotten for at least a decade." (02/2013)

Details

Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends
Origin	Saint Julien, Bordeaux, France
Bottle Size	750 mL
SKU	1066905