Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou St. Julien 2eme Cru 1986 (1.5L)
Product Number: 12-80329
Availability: Sufficient
HK$4,280.0
HK$3,940.0
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| APPELLATION / REGION | St. Julien 2eme Cru |
|---|---|
| Grape | 65 % Cabernet Sauvignon ; 25 % Merlot ; 5 % Petit Verdot ; 5 % Cabernet Franc |
| Color | Red |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Body | Full-Bodied |
| Tasting Note | RP 90/100 At 16 years of age, this wine continues to taste more like a 5 to7-year-old Bordeaux. The color is a handsome dark ruby with just a bit of pink at the edge. The wine exhibits sweet red and black currant fruit intermixed with wet stones, spice, and flowers. Medium-bodied and still moderately tannic, but very concentrated, this firmly structured, slightly austere wine has tremendous upside to it. By the way, this was the first vintage where I began to notice on some bottles the wet cement/damp cardboard aromas that were far more increasingly evident in the subsequent vintages, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990. Interestingly, the last five times I have tasted the 1986 Ducru-Beaucaillou, they were totally pristine bottles. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2030 WS 95/100 A monster in its infancy. Almost black in color, with intense cassis, herb and mint aromas and superrich, dense cassis and licorice flavors NM 90/100 The 1986 Ducru can be variable due to the infection in the cellar at the time. This was a good bottle that is ageing well. The nose displays fine intensity with dark plum, blackberry, graphite and just that touch of oyster shell with well-integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, missing the delineation of a top-flight Ducru but jam-packed with ripe black fruits towards the long finish. It just misses the precision of today’s wines, but is still a delicious Saint Julien. Critic Score When to drink Jeannie Cho Lee 94 /100 |
| Rating | RP:90 WS:95 |
| Size | 150cl |
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