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Tasting notes
FINE+RARE, Apr 2025

Deeply coloured, the 2024 Ducru-Beaucaillou is refined and elegantly perfumed with aromas from ripe Burlat cherry to more floral notes. There’s a certain generosity of ripeness here. On the palate, the tannins are concentrated yet velvety, with a juicy and generous mouthfeel. This is subtle with beautiful salinity to the long, persistent finish. Aged in 100% New oak. 13.34% alcohol and 3.8pH. Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot

Critic scores

Critic scores
95
95/100

Average Score

92
91-93+/100

Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate

95
95/100

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

More reviews and scores

94 - 97 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 94-97/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, May 2025

As to the Grand Vin, the 2024 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is based on 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, resting in 100% new oak. Its deep purple hue is followed by a terrific 2024 that defies the challenges of the vintage. Pure cassis, darker currants, graphite, crushed stone, and sappy violet notes all emerge on the nose. It's medium-bodied, with a beautifully layered, concentrated mid-palate, ripe yet velvety tannins, and a great finish. This classic Saint-Julien will benefit from bottle age and is another brilliant effort from the team. It's one of the richer, more structured wines in the vintage, yet it remains balanced, precise, and never overdone.

95 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 95/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Apr 2025

96 - 97 points
James Suckling
Score 96-97/100 · James Suckling, Apr 2025

Excellent depth with very good concentration. Lots of dusty, small-grained tannins. Densely packed, with nervy minerals, blackberries, dark chocolate, violets and cassis. Full-bodied and very fresh, with a lengthy finish. Structured and tightly framed. Shows good potential. 86% cabernet sauvignon and 14% merlot.

About the producer

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - producer
Ducru Beaucaillou

Second Growth estate Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou in Saint-Julien is one of the Super Seconds, an elite group of properties producing wines that regularly compete with the finest in the Médoc.

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Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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