"Firm, structured and pure with a cool and solid core of dark currants, blackberries, tar, pencil lead and bitter chocolate. Hints of tobacco, too. Firm but silky tannins. Very pure, with a long, mineral finish. Intense and very focused. 98% cabernet sauvignon and 2% merlot.
96/97
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, May 2022
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.
94/96
William Kelley, Wine Advocate (260), April 2022"
A Médoc family property since 1720. Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Grand Cru Classé in the Saint-Julien appellation, is one of the iconic sites of the Médoc.
Quintessentially St-Julien - deep-coloured, powerful and exquisitely well-balanced.
