Ducru-Beaucaillou 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien 2005

Name: 2005 Ducru-Beaucaillou 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien
Brand: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
SKU: 100947920051200750-IB
Price: 4500.0 USD
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2eme Cru Classe

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

98Jeb Dunnuck

98Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

97Jane Anson

+3 more

$4,500.00

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Bonded provenance

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Drinking window

2019 · opens 2031–2047 · peak 2065

now +39 yrs

Can drink, will improve · best from 2031 · will keep to 2065.

Tasting notes

Jeb Dunnuck · Jeb Dunnuck · 98

The 2005 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is still stunning, with an incredible bouquet of ripe currants, spicy herbs, tobacco, and smoke, with a kiss of savory flowers in the background. Rich, full-bodied, and powerful on the palate, it has nicely integrated tannins, a layered mouthfeel, and awesome length on the finish. It's just now at the early stages of its prime drinking window and has another 30 years or so of prime drinking.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW · Wine Advocate · 98

The 2005 Ducru-Beaucaillou, 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Merlot, is deep garnet in color with a touch of brick. It needs a fair bit of shaking before it erupts with the most spectacular perfume of kirsch, warm cassis, rose oil, and licorice, followed by hints of unsmoked cigars, crushed rocks, and fragrant soil. The medium to full-bodied palate has a firm, grainy texture and compelling tension, beautifully framing the red and black fruit layers, and finishing with a firework display of floral and mineral notes.

Jane Anson · Decanter · 97

Fully ripe red cherry, cassis and blackberry fruits. with exotic turmeric and clove spice notes. Plenty of supple texture through the palate, with softened tannins and St Julien balance. Higher Merlot content than you would find in the wine today, this is a 2005 with hints of tertiary truffles, saffran and oyster shell, finessed and welcoming. Harvest September 21 to October 6. 100% new oak. Eric and Jacques Boissenot consultants.

James Suckling · James Suckling · 95

A nice, complex wine with notes of flowers, berries and leather in the nose. Full-bodied, with pure fruit that turns from light raspberry to cherry jam. This is balanced and silky, a beautiful harmony. Give this some time if you can.

Neal Martin · Vinous · 95

The 2005 Ducru-Beaucaillou, tasted a dozen times since en primeur, was picked 21 September to 6 October, matured in 90% new oak for 18 months. It delivers a wall of black fruit on the nose that gradually opens up with aeration, touches of incense and wild mint, cedar coming through with time. But these aromatics remain very backward. The palate is medium-bodied with firm grippy tannins, fine acidity, solid and focused. Tremendously and uncompromisingly backward, this is a seriously fine Ducru-Beaucaillou that is just not yet ready, so go back to the cellar and leave it there for another five years. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château.

Catalog details

Appellation2eme Cru Classe

RegionBordeaux

Vintage2005

ColorRed

Top Score98 · Jeb Dunnuck

Format750 ml

SourceMerchant

StorageBonded warehouse