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Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2008 75cl
12 x Bottle (75cl)
In Bond Price What is In Bond?
£1,250.00
Retail Price What is retail price?
£1,527.36
Bottle Price: £127.28
Colour
Red
Vintage
2008
Producer
Chateau Ducru Beauca
Country
FRANCE
Region
BORDEAUX
Sub Region
ST JULIEN
Product code
A08DUCBB12U
Availability
8 cases
Tasting Notes
"One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness, this dense purple colored wine is almost as opaque as the 2010. Spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis and some subtle oak are followed by a full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power, richness, and aging potential. It also exhibits tremendous precision, purity, and depth of character. It is more forward than the 2010 is likely to be, but probably not as sumptuous as the 2009 will turn out to be. This is a wine to buy. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035." 95+pts, Robert Parker
Producer Information
Back in the 17th Century Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou and Chateau Branaire Ducru were part of Chateau Beychevelle. The estate was then partly sold off and the name Ducru Beaucaillou came into existence with the ownership of Bertrand Ducru in 1795. 'Beaucaillou' is translated as 'beautiful pebble'. High quality demanded high prices, and the estate was consequently ranked Deuxieme Cru Classe (Second Growth Bordeaux). The immensely grand chateau was constructed around the same time in the 1850s and the wine ranks alongside Chateaux Leoville Barton, Leoville Las Cases, Leoville Poyferre and Gruaud Larose in the prestigious group of second growths in the left bank commune of St Julien.
The property is a notable landmark; with the vineyards running almost all the way down to the river Gironde. There is a huge 215 hectares in total, a second wine called La Croix de Beaucaillou was introduced in 1995. The wine known as Lalande Borie is also made from these vineyards but as a different wine entirely. The vines are 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, with an average vine age of 40 years. Many consider Ducru Beaucaillou to be their 'desert island claret' owing to its elegance and quality, plus in the context of inferior vintages it is often Ducru Beaucaillou that comes out on top against the other St Julien Second Growths.
