95-100 / 100
Noncontractual photographs
Cap Slightly damaged
Level Mid-shoulder ( - )
Vintage | 1961 |
Rating | 95-100 |
Classification | Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | More than 300 € |
New | yes |
Château | Ducru Beaucaillou |
Country | France |
Sauternes
Chambolle Musigny
Sauternes
Armagnac
Saint Estèphe
Pessac Leognan
BRUNO GIACOSA Riserva Speciale 1961
Barbaresco
DE VALLOUIT Les Cansonniers 1961
Châteauneuf du Pape
Sauternes
A superb 1961, endorsed by nearly 40 notes well spread over 22 years. Excellent from the start. Five stars through the 1980s. Reserve tasting of 61s in 1999, a ruddy, orange rimmed maturing; the most beautiful bouquet, copy-book classic, perfectly mature; sweet, cedary cigar box scent, mellow, understated.
(04-2020)
(01-2015)
(08-2020) 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.