and delicate toasted notes

der giver vinen både energi og balance

and dark plums merge with cedar

powerful and chewy

Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, 1982, 75cl 100RP and delicate toasted notesFrom my cellar, the 1982 Ducru Beaucaillou is one of the most youthful of the Mdoc crus classs today. Unwinding in the decanter and glass with a rich bouquet of blackcurrants, licorice, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, it's full bodied, fleshy and muscular, with a broad attack that segues into a deep core of fruit framed by ripe, powdery tannins and succulent acids. It's an unusually big boned rendition of this elegantly styled wine, but it's no less