2014 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux Bordeaux First Growth A delightful icing sugar note

A delightful icing sugar note gives the finish a touch of sweetness

red fruits

warming spice and orange zest with baked apple and toasted oak

its particular apogee coincided with our 325th anniversary celebrations

It will be a tremendous bottle of wine to be enjoyed from around 8 years after the vintage

2014 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux Bordeaux First Growth A delightful icing sugar noteThis 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