Fragt kr. 49,- Fri fragt v/ køb over kr. 1999
Super 2. Cru Classé slottet Château Ducru-Beaucaillou ejes af familien Borie, der erhvervede slottet i 1942. På daværende tidspunkt var slottet ikke i den bedste forfatning. Vinkøbmanden Francis Borie renoverede ejendommen og bragte vinen op blandt de bedste i regionen. Stafetten blev givet videre til hans søn, Jean-Eugène, der med stor succes drev Ducru-Beaucaillou gennem anden halvdel af 1900-tallet, og da Jean-Eugène døde i 1998 overtog sønnerne François-Xavier og Bruno ansvaret. Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou har dermed været i familien Bories eje i hele 3. generationer.
Ejendommen er på over 200 hektar, men kun 75 hektar er tilplantet med vin. Vinmarkerne ligger helt ned til Girondefloden, mellem Beychevelle i nord og Latour mod syd.
Vinene fra de forskellige parceller behandles særskilt. Mosten gærer hver for sig, og efter gæringen foretages en minutiøs smagning med henblik på at sammenstikke førstevinen, der efterfølgende lægges på fade. Fadlagringen foregår over omkring 18 måneder, og 60- 80% af fadene fornys hvert år. Den overskydende most lagres også, men nu målrettet for at indgå i slottes andenvin Croix de Beaucaillou eller tredjevinen Le Petit Ducru de Ducru Beaucaillou.
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou er i dag en af de mest eftertragtede vine i Saint-Julien, og i gode årgange kan den ligefrem være svær at købe, da efterspørgslen er enorm.
Familien Borie ejer også Châteai Lalande-Borie i Saint-Julien og Château Ducluzeau i Listrac-Mèdoc.
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BEPLANTNING
70% Cabernet Sauvignon og 30% Merlot
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AREAL
75 hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
Croix de Beaucaillou
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EJER
Bruno Borie
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LINK
The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, aged 18 months in 100% new barriques. It has a pH of 3.7, 14.5% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 95. Deep purple-black colored, it has a powerful nose of baked black cherries, blackberry preserves and crème de cassis with nuances of menthol, pencil lead, cedar chest and Indian spices, plus fragrant wafts of violets and licorice emerging after a few minutes. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bursts with impactful black fruits and exotic spices layers, supported by firm, ripe grainy tannins and bags of freshness, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note. There is a brightness to the wine—surprising freshness—and yet it remains very rich and hedonic, presenting an extraordinary vinous paradox that will blow away fans of this great estate.
Intensely colored, the wine is completely opaque. The next thing you notice is the aromatics which pop thanks to the array of flowers, black and dark red fruits, forest floor, espresso, wet earth, tobacco leaf and bitter chocolate. Full-bodied, concentrated, rich, deep, opulent, fresh and intense, the wine coats your palate and sticks with you. This is a good thing because it is difficult not to want more of all those sweet, ripe, luscious fruits. The purity, symmetry and length keep on going for close to 60 seconds! Give it at least 12-15 years to age and it could hit the triple digit mark! The wine blends 85% Cabernet Sauvignon with 15% Merlot, 14.5% ABV. The Grand Vin was made from only 35% of the harvest.
The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is surprisingly reticent at this stage, almost shockingly so. I imagine that won't be an issue in time. If anything, I am quite struck by the wine's energy and drive. Dark-fleshed fruit, spice, mint, lavender and new oak build in the glass. From barrel, the Ducru was opulent and sensual, but it appears to be going through a closed phase at the moment. Decanting helps, but I would not be in any rush to drink this. The 2018 is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak. 96+