Ducru Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien AOC
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Subregion:
Saint-Julien
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Article:
1112012
Color:
The wine is a rich, opaque dark purple color.
Taste:
The wine has a full, round, juicy, very harmonious taste with an impressive structure with velvety tannins, supported by good acidity, notes of Creme de Cassis, rock, oak and gravel and an amazing length in the aftertaste.
Aroma:
The wine's wonderful aroma is filled with pure tones of currant, blackberry and minerals, nuances of spices and oak.
Gastronomy:
The wine goes well with red meat dishes, game birds with red sauce, white meat stew with white sauce, duck with truffle, and aged cheeses.
Interesting Facts
The 49 hectare vineyards are located on a small hill descending towards the Gironde, between the vineyards of Château Latour to the north and Château Bechvelle to the south. The soil here is a deep layer of gravel interspersed with large rounded pebbles. The average age of the vines is 40 years. The planting density is 10 thousand vines per hectare. The grapes are harvested manually, then completely de-stemmed, fermented in steel tanks using remontage and malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged for 18 months in French barriques, more than 50% of which are new.
