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Vintage | 1981 |
Rating | 85-89 |
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 |
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE 1981
Saint Julien
Pessac Leognan
DOMAINE PRIEUR-BRUNET Les Forges 1981
Meursault
Montagne-St. Emilion
Margaux
Saint Estèphe
CHÂTEAU MALARTIC LAGRAVIERE 1981
Pessac Leognan
Châteauneuf du Pape
Saint Estèphe
Wholesome, refreshing fruit and acidity. Restrained: an Englishman's claret.
A wonderful balance of rich fruit and silky tannins, with plum, vanilla and light tar character. Full-bodied and tannic yet so well integrated; excellent harmony.
One of the Medoc's more successful wines, the 1981 has reached full maturity. It exhibits a dark rubypurple color, and a moderately attractive nose of minerals and jammy cranberry fruit intermixed with black currants. In the mouth, this wine has lost its baby fat, revealing medium body, and an elegant, measured personality. Pure, with well-integrated tannin, this is a stylish, graceful Ducru-Beaucaillou.