Reconditioned

3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

3/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Ducru Beaucaillou

Ducru Beaucaillou, Reconditioned

1989 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Saint Julien, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Growth

VN 87? WA 92

Reconditioned in 2011

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meat:
Beef, Lamb, Veal

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Neal Martin

The 1989 Ducru-Beaucaillou has been a more consistent performer compared to the 1990 over the years. It has an open, leafy bouquet with forest floor, morels, truffle and smoke, not complex and with brettanomyces becoming evident. The palate is medium-bodied with sour cherry and quite dry tannins. There is decent body here, although there is a little hardness on the finish. It’s a Ducru-Beaucaillou that shines better at the dinner table than at a vertical tasting like this. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château.

3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

3/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Saint Julien, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Growth

Cigar / Cinnamon / Coffee / Firm / Leathery

meat:
Beef, Lamb, Veal

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Neal Martin

The 1989 Ducru-Beaucaillou has been a more consistent performer compared to the 1990 over the years. It has an open, leafy bouquet with forest floor, morels, truffle and smoke, not complex and with brettanomyces becoming evident. The palate is medium-bodied with sour cherry and quite dry tannins. There is decent body here, although there is a little hardness on the finish. It’s a Ducru-Beaucaillou that shines better at the dinner table than at a vertical tasting like this. Tasted at the Ducru Beaucaillou vertical at the château.

Ducru Beaucaillou, Reconditioned

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