Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1996

Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou bin soiled label 1996

ex Vat € 179,95
in Vat € 217,74
Volume 0,75l
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Classification Dèuxieme Cru Classé
Type Red
Brand Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou
Vintage 1996
Country France
Region Bordeaux, St. Julien
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend,
Volume 0,75
Condition Perfect
Label Perfect
Drinkable -2025
Stock 0
Condition Perfect
Label Bin stained

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (96)

I tasted the 1996 Ducru Beaucaillou on four separate occasions from bottle in January. The 1996 is long, with a deep mid-palate. It also reveals tannin in the finish. This wine is remarkable. It is muscular, concentrated, and classic. Bottled in late June, 1998, it exhibits a saturated ruby/purple color, as well as a knock-out nose of minerals, licorice, cassis, and an unmistakable lead pencil smell that I often associate with top vintages of Lafite-Rothschild. It is sweet and full-bodied, yet unbelievably rich with no sense of heaviness or flabbiness. The wine possesses high tannin, but it is extremely ripe, and the sweetness of the black currant, spice-tinged Cabernet Sauvignon fruit is pronounced. This profound, backward Ducru-Beaucaillou is a must purchase. It will be fascinating for readers who own the 1996 to follow the evolution of this exceptional vintage.

Winespectator (92)

A thoroughly outstanding wine, sleek and racy with loads of character. Intense floral and blackberry aromas, with hints of mineral. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins and a long, long finish.

Rene Gabriel (18)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.

BOW (8.75)


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