95-100 / 100
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Vintage | 1995 |
Rating | 95-100 |
Classification | Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | From 100 € to 200 € |
Château | Ducru Beaucaillou |
Country | France |
Saint Julien
BUISSON HENRI ET GILLES Les Ecusseaux 1995
Auxey Duresses
Haut Medoc
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1995
Saint Julien
Armagnac
Fronsac
CHAPOUTIER De l'Orée Blanc 1995
Hermitage Blanc
Hautes Côtes de Beaune
Margaux
Côte Rotie
The greatest Ducru produced this century. Breathtaking aromas of berries, violets, vanilla and blackberries set the stage for a wine that's full-bodied and tannic, yet very fine and long in the mouth. This has fabulous structure for aging.
This wine is of first-growth quality, not only from an intellectual perspective, but in its hedonistic characteristics. More open-knit and accessible than the extraordinary 1996, Ducru's 1995 exhibits a saturated rubypurple color, followed by a knock-out nose of blueberry and black raspberrycassis fruit intertwined with minerals, flowers, and subtle toasty new oak. Like its younger sibling, the wine possesses a sweet, rich mid-palate (from extract and ripeness, not sugar), layers of flavor, good delineation and grip, but generally unobtrusive tannin and acidity. It is a classic, compelling example of Ducru-Beaucaillou that should not be missed.