1970 | Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou | Saint-Julien

Introduction

Red Wine: 1970 | Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou | Saint-Julien

Offers up a stunning and still youthful nose of cassis, black cherries, a touch of red currant, cigar smoke, nutskins, hints of blood orange, gravel, fresh herbs and a touch of tobacco ash.

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Producer: Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Ratings: WA | 91 F | 94

Vintage: 1970

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Offers up a stunning and still youthful nose of cassis, black cherries, a touch of red currant, cigar smoke, nutskins, hints of blood orange, gravel, fresh herbs and a touch of tobacco ash. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very suave on the attack, with excellent mid-palate depth, moderate tannins, very good acidity and outstanding length and grip on the perfectly balanced and complex finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: 1970 was a generous vintage, and back then, when it was generous, we let it be generous!’ Proprietor Bruno Borie informed me during the tasting of this 1970 Ducru-Beaucaillou at the chateau. Medium brown in color with a remaining touch of brick, the nose reveals a wonderfully fragrant perfume of dried figs, sultana cake and baking spices with hints of dusty soil, dried herbs plus a subtle waft of crushed rocks. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers bold freshness, laden with dried red berries flavors and mineral-inspired sparks, framed by chewy tannins, finishing spicy.

• Falstaff: Get ready for big Ducru cinema: strong crimson garnet, ruby reflections, delicate ocher edge, quite dark colour. Inviting dark berry jam on the nose, delicate plums, some nougat, blackberries, but also the typical tobacco-cedar nuances. Elegant, juicy and sweet on the palate, shows a balanced structure rich in finesse, silky tannins, wonderful forest berry jam in the aftertaste. A perfectly matured wine offers the greatest drinking pleasure today, what are we waiting for?

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.