Château DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU 2018

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Yves Beck 99 points www.yvesbeck.wine

Dégusté le 02.12.2020 par Yves Beck

85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot

Rouge grenat dense aux reflets violets. Bouquet intense, complexe, aux notes de graphite et de cèdre. On ressent la grandeur des terroirs et la finesse de l’élevage… qui se déroule quand-même dans 100% de bois neuf. Très belle symbiose entre la maturité et la fraîcheur avec des nuances de cabernet très murs aux notes de réglisse, de baies noires et de cannelle. En bouche le vin est élégant, dense, crémeux et soyeux. Que d’élégance, dès l’attaque. Elle est relayée par la structure tannique qui se révèle lentement le long du palais. Les tannins sont fins, puissants, persistants et en phase avec l’acidité. Un vin équilibré, puissant, persistant.  2026-2048  

Jeb Dunnuck 97-100 points www.jebdunnuck.com
The grand vin of this terrific estate, the 2018 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is based on 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot that will spend 18 months in new barrels. It’s as classy as they come, boasting a deep purple/blue color as well as awesome notes of pure crème de cassis, smoke tobacco, crushed rock-like minerality, and violets. Haute couture at its finest, with full-bodied richness, building structure and tannins, and remarkable purity, it’s certainly in the same ballpark as the magical 2016. It will be approachable in just 4-5 years yet keep for 40+.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown 97-99 points www.robertparker.com
The 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, to be aged 18 months in 100% new barriques. It has a pH of 3.7, 14.5% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 95. Very deep purple-black in color, it prances out of the glass with flamboyant, showy scents of cinnamon stick, wilted roses, star anise, fallen leaves and Ceylon tea with a core of blackcurrant cordial, black cherry compote, violets, chocolate mint and espresso plus a waft of crushed rocks. Full-bodied, opulent and decadently fruited with layer upon layer of black/blue fruit and floral nuances, it has an exquisitely ripe, fine-grained frame and fantastic freshness supporting the multifaceted, beguiling fruit, finishing with tons of fragrant flowers and mineral sparks. At once beautifully elegant and wonderfully bold. About 7,000 cases of the grand vin will be produced, really focusing on the area around the estate.

Antonio Galloni 95-98 points www.vinous.com
The 2018 Léoville Las Cases is a rich, sumptuous, exotic wine in 2018. Plush fruit and suave, silky tannins give the 2018 a level of textural richness that is unusual for a young Léoville Las Cases. Crème de cassis, lavender, mint and sweet spice all build in this extraordinarily beautiful wine. I can’t recall tasting a young Las Cases with this much immediacy and sheer allure. The 2018 Las Cases has a very bright future. It is also one of the unquestioned stars of the vintage. In 2018, the blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 9% Merlot.