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Vintage | 1972 |
Rating | 80-84 |
Classification | Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | From 100 € to 200 € |
Château | Ducru Beaucaillou |
Country | France |
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I opened the bottle about an hour before we tasted it. In the glass the color was light reddish brown in the center but quite brown on the edges. The wine was cloudy and troubled, not a good sign. To the nose it smelled of overly ripe red fruits, slightly musty. In the mouth the acidity sang and saved the day. A lovely acidity and weak tannins held up the wine feebly but held it up nonetheless. As we drank I kept thinking that the poor wine was tired and past its prime but there was still life to it and it still had a bit of pleasure to give. The next day the wine had not changed at all in the bottle. While the wine expressed all of the problems the winemakers had in the vineyard, a weak structure, lacking fruit, overly acidic, it also was a fun bottle to taste. It was not nearly as catastrophic as I expected.