2014 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux Bordeaux First Growth red fruits

red fruits

its particular apogee coincided with our 325th anniversary celebrations

Concentrated

warming spice and orange zest with baked apple and toasted oak

proving that this is the most serious Moulin-St Georges that we have seen since the 2005

2014 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux Bordeaux First Growth red fruitsThis is wonderful wine. It is hard to explain, but despite such a dominance of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, Bruno Borie and his team have managed to create a wine of purity, poise, elegance and charm. The Super Seconds have performed very well this year and Ch. Ducru Beaucaillou is a dominant part of that. Lots of dark fruit appears on the palate, perhaps not cassis, but certainly plum and cherry, followed up by a spicy, creamy finish. The tannins