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Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien (FUTURE) : $199.99

Wine Details

Vintage: 2008
Price: $199.99
Producer: Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou
Region: Saint Julien
Varietal: Bordeaux - Red
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors:
  • Award Winning
  • Red Wine
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Product Description

  • This is a Bordeaux Future. It will be shipped to you when it comes in, probably in 2011. PLEASE NOTE: IMAGE IS OF A PREVIOUS VINTAGE. THIS PRODUCT IS THE 2008 VINTAGE.

Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
Tanzer - 89-92 Details: (90% cabernet sauvignon and 10% merlot) Deep red-ruby. Crushed cassis, blackberry, violet, licorice and bitter chocolate on the very fresh nose. Then dense but light on its feet, with lovely ripeness to the silky flavors of black fruits, clove and bitter chocolate. Attractively sweet on the back end, with fine-grained tannins and a suggestion of fig. This boasts an almost chocolatey ripeness and good minerality for the year and surprises with its firm structure. 2007 Tanzer bitter, blackberry, cassis, chocolate, chocolatey, clove, fig, licorice, violet
Tanzer - 91-93 Details: Good medium ruby-red. Aromas of black fruits, minerals, licorice and sexy cedary oak. Supple on entry, then quite penetrating in the middle, with firm acids giving this wine an impression of power that the 2007 isn't showing today. And yet the solid tannins convey a distinctly sweet impression. Considering the fact that this was fined a month before my visit, it's showing splendidly today. 2006 Tanzer licorice, minerals, oak
Tanzer - 89-92 Details: (90% cabernet sauvignon and 10% merlot) Deep red-ruby. Crushed cassis, blackberry, violet, licorice and bitter chocolate on the very fresh nose. Then dense but light on its feet, with lovely ripeness to the silky flavors of black fruits, clove and bitter chocolate. Attractively sweet on the back end, with fine-grained tannins and a suggestion of fig. This boasts an almost chocolatey ripeness and good minerality for the year and surprises with its firm structure. 2007 Tanzer bitter, blackberry, cassis, chocolate, chocolatey, clove, fig, licorice, violet
Tanzer - 92-94 Details: (just off its finings) Bright medium ruby. High-pitched, very pure aromas of dark berries and minerals; a bit raw and tight following the fining. Then wonderfully sweet and ripe, with brisk acidity and a hard candy character contributing to the impression of energy. Very concentrated and powerfully structured wine but without any hardness. Finishes with very broad, fine-grained tannins and superb persistence. 2005 Tanzer dark berries, minerals
Tanzer - 94 Details: ($210-$220; contains a relatively high percentage of merlot, in the range of 30%) Good deep ruby-red. Wonderfully sweet, aromatic nose combines currant, chocolate and cedary oak. Fat, lush and silky, with atypical volume to the flavors of plum, tobacco and chocolate. Wonderfully supple, plump wine with layers of flavor, thoroughly sweet tannins and compelling aromatic persistence. Today the wine's substantial baby fat is masking its impressive underlying power. According to Borie, this 2005 combines the best traits of the chateau's 2003 and 2000. 2005 Tanzer chocolate, currant, oak, plum, tobacco
Tanzer - 91-93 Details: Good medium ruby-red. Aromas of black fruits, minerals, licorice and sexy cedary oak. Supple on entry, then quite penetrating in the middle, with firm acids giving this wine an impression of power that the 2007 isn't showing today. And yet the solid tannins convey a distinctly sweet impression. Considering the fact that this was fined a month before my visit, it's showing splendidly today. 2006 Tanzer licorice, minerals, oak
WineSpectator - 92 Details: Gorgeous aromas of crushed blackberry and currant. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and a long, caressing finish. This is a Ducru with reserve and lots of finesse. Best after 2011. 15,000 cases made. –JS 2004 WineSpectator
WineAndSpirits - 92 Details: Wild-cherry flavors emerge from underneath the powerful structure of this wine, its oak unrelenting for now, subduing the fruit without masking its juicy richness. Grand and potentially elegant, this needs ten years or more to show its breed. 2004 WineAndSpirits blackberry, currant
Tanzer - 92-94 Details: (just off its finings) Bright medium ruby. High-pitched, very pure aromas of dark berries and minerals; a bit raw and tight following the fining. Then wonderfully sweet and ripe, with brisk acidity and a hard candy character contributing to the impression of energy. Very concentrated and powerfully structured wine but without any hardness. Finishes with very broad, fine-grained tannins and superb persistence. 2005 Tanzer dark berries, minerals
WineSpectator - 97 Details: Intense aromas of blackberry, currant and cherry. Full-bodied, with masses of big, velvety tannins and a finish that lasts for minutes. A blockbuster. A classic big, juicy claret. Best after 2012. 17,500 cases made. –JS 2003 WineSpectator blackberry, cherry, currant
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Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Mozzarella, Sharp Cheddar, Blue Cheese, Feta, Goat Cheese
Red Meat Roast Beef, Beef Stew, Lamb, Lamb Stew, Salami, Sausage, Variety Meats or Organ Meats, Kidney
Poultry & Eggs Spicy Chicken Dishes
Vegetables Ratatouille
Sauces Red Wine Sauce
Herbs & Spices Anise, Fennel Seed, Tarragon, Bay Leaf, Lavender, Mint, Rosemary, Thyme
Cheese Aged Cheddar

Awards and Accolades

  Name Vintage
Award Winner Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2006 2003

Wine Terms

Name Value
Bordeaux A region in western France that grows famous red wines from the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc grapes and white wines from Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle grapes. Situated on the Atlantic coast, Bordeaux has a maritime climate with warm summers and fairly mild winters as well as an abundance of rain during harvest time. When young, the finest red Bordeaux wines have a deep cranberry hue and aromas of blackcurrants, plums, spice, cedar, and cassis. For the first ten years or so these wines can be very dry, with tannin masking the fruity flavors. Eventually the wines turn garnet, and develops an extraordinarily complex bouquet and flavor as well as softer tannins. The finest red Bordeaux wines still take 20 years or so before reaching their maturity. Two distinct red wine production zones exist within the Bordeaux region; the Left Bank and the Right Bank. The Left Bank vineyards are located west of the Garonne River and the Gironde Estuary, into which the Garonne empties. The Right Bank vineyards are east and north of the Dordogne River and east of the Grionde Estuary. Of the various wine districts on the Left and Right Banks, four are the most important for red wines: Haut-Médoc; Pessac-Leognan, St-Emilion, and Pomerol. For white wines, the most important are Graves and Pessac-Leognan.
France France is the standard bearer for all the world’s wines, with regard to the types of grapes that are used to make wine and with the system of defining and regulating winemaking. Its Appellation d’Origine Controlee, or AOC system, is the legislative model for most other European countries. Most French wines are named after places. The system is hierarchical; generally the smaller and more specific the region for which a wine is named, the higher its rank. There are four possible ranks of French wine, and each is always stated on the label: Appellation Contrôlée (or AOC), Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (or VDQS); Vin de pays, or country wine; and Vin de table. France has five major wine regions, although there are several others that make interesting wines. The three major regions for red wine are Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhone; for white wines, the regions are Burgundy, the Loire and Alsace. Each region specialized in certain grape varieties for its wines, based on climate, soil, and local tradition. Two other significant French wine regions are Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon, both in the south of France. Cahors, in the southwest of the country, produces increasingly good wines.
St. Julien A commune in the Haut Medoc district of Bordeaux. Its wines, made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot grapes, are rich, flavorful, and elegant with cedary bouquets. Modern St. Julien wines can be drunk quite young, but they age well, losing some of their blackcurrant flavor and develop a tobacco-like character.

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