La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou Cuvee Colbert, Saint-Julien 2011
Ducru-Beaucaillou · Bordeaux · Saint-Julien
LWIN: 1685655
La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou Cuvee Colbert, Saint-Julien, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Saint-Julien
- Type
- Red
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About Ducru-Beaucaillou
Ducru-Beaucaillou, the Borie family's Saint-Julien second growth, makes three reds from gravel rises of quartz pebbles close to the Gironde estuary. The grand vin comes from roughly 50 ha planted about 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot; grapes are strictly selected and vinified plot by plot and the wine spends 18 months in barrel, 50–80% new depending on the vintage. The estate describes a gently fruity attack, a full, voluptuous body and silky tannins, and one writer, Jay McInerney, called it a kind of Burgundian Bordeaux. La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, around 60% Cabernet with Merlot and a little Petit Verdot, is powerful, silky and aromatic. Le Petit Ducru, added in 2019, is an easygoing Cabernet-Merlot meant for drinking young.
- Appellation
- Saint-Julien
- Classification
- Deuxième Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Borie family (Bruno Borie)
- Vineyards
- About 50 ha of quartz-pebble gravel near the Gironde estuary
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
- Wines
- Ducru-Beaucaillou; La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou; Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou
- Style
- Voluptuous, silky-tannined Saint-Julien aged 18 months in barrel
- Website
- https://www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com
Sources: chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com, Wikipedia