CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1988
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1988
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1988
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1988
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1988
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1988
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1988

CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1988

Wine 1988 2ème Cru Classé  Bordeaux Saint Julien
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92 / 100
Wine Spectator October - 1992
Wine Spectator
Shows outstanding structure and definition. New oak comes through in the coffee and plum aromas and the palate is firm and concentrated, with delicious blackberry flavors.
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94 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin
Jean-Marc Quarin
(9-1994) Very beautiful. Intense. Shimmering, lively, crystalline. Clean. Medium intensity. Closed. Toasted almond note. Fine. Complex. Closed. Clean. More intense. Liquorice. Floral with a touch of blond tobacco. Lime blossom. Complex. Clean attack, supple, developing on a full structure with a very refined touch. Very slow tannic development, juicy, on floral, liquorice and complex flavors towards a powerful finish tasting strongly of blackcurrant, with slightly chocolatey contributions from the wood. Fine tannins. One salivates. Refined persistence on a noble framework. Much reserve and class. Wait.
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Vintage Wine  1988
Classification Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Saint Julien
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Ducru Beaucaillou
Château Ducru Beaucaillou
Château Ducru Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a 75-hectare wine estate located in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle in the Gironde department. In the Saint-Julien AOC, it is classified as a Second Growth in the 1855 classification. The first traces of the estate date back to the 13th century.

The château remained the property of the Bergeron family for several centuries until 1720. In 1795, the château came under the control of the Ducru family, after whom the estate was then named. Bertrand Ducru undertook to profoundly modify the château (with the help of architect Paul Abadie) and the wine-making facilities (new cellars). The culmination of these efforts came with the attribution of Second Growth status in the 1855 classification.

In 1866, the château was sold to the family of Nathaniel Johnston (1836-1914), a Bordeaux wine merchant and faience maker, mayor and deputy of Saint-Julien. The financial crisis of 1929 forced Nathaniel Johnston to sell the estate to the Desbarats family, who after only twelve years had to cede it to the Borie family, who still own the château today. The Ducru-Beaucaillou terroir owes its name to the large Günz gravel stones with a thickness of 6 to 8 m. The grape variety composition is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, with a determination not to use Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc. The vines have an average age of 35 years and are planted in very high density (10,000 vines/ha). Ducru-Beaucaillou also produces a second wine called La Croix de Beaucaillou.

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