{"product_id":"chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-la-croix-ducru-beaucaillou-cuvee-colbert-saint-julien-2019-750ml","title":"Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou Cuvée Colbert Saint-Julien 2019 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntense and deep, Itxassou cherry appearance. The nose is seductive and balanced. Lovely freshness, floral touches, jammy black fruit, toasted and vanilla notes. Well rounded on the palate. Beautiful aromatic palette combining red and black fruit, oaky notes, toast. The tannins are polished and classy, indulgent finish with very good length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot Noir, 4% Petit Verdot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96Wine Enthusiast\u003cbr\u003eFrom vines within the Ducru-Beaucaillou vineyard this is a major wine in its own right. It is generous in rich in blackberry flavors, serious tannins and a complex balance between acidity and ripe fruitiness. It will obviously age well.\u003cbr\u003eBarrel Sample: 94-96\u003cbr\u003e94Decanter\u003cbr\u003eDeep damson color and mouthfilling from the start, this expands outwards through the palate, filling up with concentrated yet plush berry fruits, notes of smoked oak, hazelnut, grilled licorice. A real presence, approaches the 2016 but with more evident approachability. Appealing now but sure that it will close down pretty tightly for a while as this has a high tannin count of 88IPT. Drinking Window 2026 - 2042.\u003cbr\u003eBarrel Sample:94\u003cbr\u003e94Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second wine of this great château is the 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, which is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot that was raised in 60% new barrels. It fits into the lineup beautifully and sits nicely between the Le Petit Ducru and the Grand Vin. Deep purple-hued, with full-bodied aromas and flavors of pure cassis, crushed stone, graphite, lead pencil, and smoked tobacco, it has building yet fine tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. It shows the more regal, classy, elegant, yet still concentrated style of this vintage perfectly. Give bottles a healthy decant if drinking any time soon, and it will have upwards of two decades of prime drinking. Best After 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94James Suckling\u003cbr\u003eA young red with very pretty blackberries, blueberries and stone. Hints of currant leaf. Full with firm yet polished tannins. Slightly austere, in a good sense. Persistent at the end. Linear and bright.\u003cbr\u003eBarrel Sample:93-94\u003cbr\u003e91Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich aromas of cassis, licorice, cigar wrapper, loamy soil and creamy new oak introduce Bruno Borie's 2019 La Croix de Beaucaillou, a full-bodied, deep and concentrated wine that's rich and lively, with a fleshy core of fruit and plenty of fine, chalky tannin. Like for example Clos du Marquis and Les Forts de Latour, La Croix de Beaucaillou isn't a second wine per se, but rather a cuvée produced from dedicated parcels. Best after 2025. Rating: 91+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Ducru-Beaucaillou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54023825785056,"sku":"102152","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-la-croix-ducru-beaucaillou-cuvee-colbert-saint-julien_1_155db8a1-0b6f-4a1e-b3ec-98f742bc831d.jpg?v=1786733305","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-la-croix-ducru-beaucaillou-cuvee-colbert-saint-julien-2019-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}