{"product_id":"chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-saint-julien-grand-cru-classe-2022-750ml","title":"Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé) 2022 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bouquet seduces with an alluring perfume that layers delicate violets, opulent crème de cassis and blackberry coulis, and exotic star anise with crystalline definition. A full body of densely concentrated fruits and tightly woven, mouthcoating tannins gives a luxurious draping texture to the palate. The opulent flavors are lifted by an exquisite freshness and a saline mineral edge defines the very long, succulent finish. With its juxtaposition of concentrated richness and finessed elegance, the 2022 has timeless glamour with a modern twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e98Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Vin 2022 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou checks in as 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot that was raised all in new barrels. Its deep ruby\/purple\/plum hue is followed by an utterly heavenly Saint-Julien that has pure cassis and darker berry fruits, a core of violets, spring flowers, graphite, and spicy oak, full-bodied richness, and ultra-fine, polished tannins. It's as seamless, pure, and elegant as they come, while at the same time being intense, powerful, and concentrated.For the tech geeks out there, the 2022 hit 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.8 and an IPT of 95. It’s an absolute sensational Saint-Julien from this talented team. Rating: 98+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e97Decanter\u003cbr\u003e\nBeautiful and beguiling nose, perfumed blackcurrants and dark fruits; damsons, plums, raspberries and rose petals. Lovely crunchy fruit, real bite and presence in the mouth. Excellent precision, tannins are succulent and ripe they fill the mouth with a juicy, intense granular texture. There is such depth to this - perfume, tobacco, earth, violets and concentrated fruits that have a verticality to them with an unprecedented 98% of Cabernet Sauvignon providing the support and the backbone. There is a crystalline purity to the fruit giving tension to the overall frame, it’s focused and driven all with excellent definition. This is not a wallflower of a wine - it’s charming and confident, strutting its stuff right now and giving you absolut St-Julien terroir and vintage markers in the glass with slate, graphite and liquorice salinity on show. Skilled winemaking on show.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarrel Sample: 97\u003cbr\u003e\n96Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\nOne of the Médoc's most powerful wines this year is the 2022 Ducru-Beaucaillou, a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot that opens in the glass with aromas of dark cherries and berries mingled with pencils shavings, vanilla pod and spices. Full-bodied, broad-shouldered and muscular, with a core of ripe but lively fruit underpinned by a chassis of powdery, liberally extracted tannin that asserts itself on the finish, it's a punchy, modern Saint-Julien reminiscent of a hypothetical blend of the 2018 and 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarrel Sample: 94-96\u003cbr\u003e\n95James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA great, powerful and proportional Ducru with everything in the right place. The aromas and flavors are very precise and beautiful with blackberry, raspberry and citrus undertones. Full-bodied and structured, it has polished electric tannins that are finely layered, well formed and very long. Remains cool on the palate. 82% cabernet sauvignon and 18% merlot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68103656571104,"sku":"132542","price":389.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-saint-julien-grand-cru-classe_1_ef5cf855-802d-4904-94ff-a4b7d12e22ad.jpg?v=1792698703","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-saint-julien-grand-cru-classe-2022-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}