1961 | Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou | Saint-Julien

Introduction

Red Wine: 1961 | Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou | Saint-Julien

Expect dried red berries on the nose and palate, with mint and liquorice complexity and a hint of dried florals. Concluding on a complex and evolving finish.

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Producer: Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Ratings: WA | 94 F | 94

Vintage: 1961

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Expect dried red berries on the nose and palate, with mint and liquorice complexity and a hint of dried florals. Concluding on a complex and evolving finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Pale to medium brown-brick colored, the 1961 Ducru-Beaucaillou springs from the glass with notes of kirsch, raspberry preserves and dried mulberries plus wafts of sandalwood, menthol, aniseed and dried roses with a hint of black truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laden with layers of dried red and black berries and tons of spice and floral sparks with a wonderfully plush texture and fantastically long, multilayered finish. A great bottle like this one satisfies all the style and quality expectations of a 1961, and then some.

• Falstaff: Medium ruby garnet, good color depth, broader edge brightening. Delicate vegetal, dark caramel, fine roasted aromas, somewhat brittle tannins, but with convincing sweetness on the finish, some toffee in the aftertaste, unfortunately not a perfect bottle, which would have been a lot of fun without the light cork.

Producer Information

Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou is a well-regarded wine estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux’s Haut-Mdoc wine region, on the so-called “left bank” of the Gironde estuary. The estate and its eponymous grand vin (the estate’s principle wine) was rated a second growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. It is often described as the quintessential Saint-Julien deeply colored and powerfully ripe, yet balanced and harmonious. The grand vin usually needs 10 years of aging and can last for decades. A second wine, Croix de Beaucaillou, is also produced from the Ducru vineyard. The 75-hectare (185-acre) vineyard is situated in the southeast of the appellation, north of the village of Beychevelle and bordering Branaire-Ducru and Beychevelle to the south, with Loville and Langoa Barton to the north. The Ducru-Beaucaillou chteau and estate lies relatively close to the broad Gironde estuary, which moderates the local microclimate and gives some protection from frost and hail. On the deeper gravel layers of the vineyard there is enhanced drainage, evening warmth, and a protective layer stopping the subsoil from drying out in heat waves.