2016 La Croix de Beaucaillou St Julien - 12x75cl
06B6CBEA _ 2016 - La Croix de Beaucaillou St Julien - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2022 - 2030
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now

2016 - La Croix de Beaucaillou St Julien - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2022 - 2030
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £518.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £400.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 89-91

    A blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 29% Merlot. Striking aromas of pomegranates and dark fresh blackcurrants. In the palate a very straightforward St Julien style, it has real energy, with its bright fresh fruit flavours and rounded tannic texture on the finish. DR

  • Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 93

    Almost opaque in color, the 2016 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou has a tightly wound, quite pixelated bouquet of black cherries, melted tar and humidor aromas that only gradually unfold. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, perfectly judged acidity, a silky-smooth texture and a pure, sustained finish that is adorable. This is a pretty Saint Julien, equal to many of the Grand Vins. 2023 - 2045

  • Neal Martin, April 2017, Score: 92-94

    The 2016 La Croix de Beaucaillou is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot that is matured in 60% new oak for 12 months and the remainder in one-year-old barrels. It has quite a rich and opulent bouquet, quite glossy with scents of kirsch, crushed strawberry, crème de cassis and a touch of vanilla. The palate is medium-bodied with quite sumptuous tannin counterbalance but a keen thread of acidity (the pH is 3.65). There is great tension here, immense purity with quite a structured, almost flinty finish that is classic in style. Though it is a Deuxième Vin, it deserves several years in bottle. Drink Date 2022 - 2045

  • Antonio Galloni, January 2019, Score: 92

    The 2016 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou is dark, dense and quite powerful, with plush, silky tannins that wrap around a core of rich fruit. Black cherry, chocolate, menthol, leather and spice, espresso and cedar all add character. This sumptuous, racy Saint-Julien will drink well right out of the gate. Readers should expect a potent, concentrated wine. The 2016 spent 12 months in oak, 70% new. Tasted two times. 2021 - 2036

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2017, Score: 90-92+

    The 2016 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou is a wine of pure sensuality. Silky tannins, soft contours and deeply spiced flavors inform this racy, supple Saint-Julien from proprietor Bruno Borie. A gracious yet dense wine, the 2016 will drink well with minimal cellaring. All the elements fall into place effortlessly. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off the 2016. It is a wine of pure and total pleasure. Tasted two times.

  • James Suckling, April 2017, Score: 94-95

    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.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2017, Score: 17+

    Beaucaillou) (64 Cabernet Sauvignon, 33 Merlot, 3 Petit Verdot) | 60% new oak | 13.4% alc. | 78 IPT This is a very exotic and very attractive La Croix. Great focus and also seductively spicy with Asian notes and also coffee and chocolate notes which I think come from the hot summer. Perhaps not everyone’s cup of tea, this is a modern and succulent wine and I think that it will do very well. Superb glossiness and exuberance mark this as a very fine selection.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2017, Score: 17

    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. 13.44% Drink 2026-2040

  • Tim Atkin, May 2017, Score: 94

    Not a second wine, says Bruno Borie with defiance, but a vineyard selection from the central part of the estate, this is a delicious St Julien, combining perfume with structure, concentration with freshness and balance. Long and beautifully balanced. 2024-32

Producer

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Instantly recognisable by its sunny Mediterranean-hued label,Ducru Beaucaillou is always a favourite amongst wine aficionados. Owned by the Borie family over the last 60 years, it has been run by Bruno, the eldest son of the late Jean-Eugène, since 2003. This change in leadership seems to have had a positive effect in all vintages since. Like certain other châteaux in Bordeaux, Ducru carries out cold macerations during thei...Read more

Instantly recognisable by its sunny Mediterranean-hued label,Ducru Beaucaillou is always a favourite amongst wine aficionados. Owned by the Borie family over the last 60 years, it has been run by Bruno, the eldest son of the late Jean-Eugène, since 2003. This change in leadership seems to have had a positive effect in all vintages since. Like certain other châteaux in Bordeaux, Ducru carries out cold macerations during their vinification process, a technique in which grapes are steeped in their own juice at low temperatures to gently extract vibrant colour and fleshy fruit.Read less

Region

St Julien

St Julien is like the middle child of the Médoc - not as assertive as Pauillac or as coquettish as Margaux. It lies firmly between the two more outspoken communes and as a result produces a blend of them both. St Julien's wines have often been sought out by aficionados for their balance and consistency, particularly in the UK. Yet due to its middle child nature, it can occasionally be overlooked globally and as a result underrated by those markets outside the UK. Despite the fact that it has no first growths, it has several second growths including Léoville Las Cases, Léoville Barton, Léoville Poyferré and Ducru Beaucaillou as well as the celebrated châteaux such as Talbot and Beychevelle.

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