Prices are listed In Bond, per case
– En Primeur Release Price –
2 0 2 2
D U C R U – B E A U C A I L L O U
G R A N D V I N
SAINT JULIEN
Cabernet Sauvignon 82% | Merlot 18%
Aged for 18 months in oak barrels
B O T T L E S ( 7 5 c l )
£ 1,122 · € 1,302 · US$ 1,434
per 6 x 75cl packaged in original wooden case
M A G N U M S ( 1 . 5 L )
£ 1,128 · € 1,309 · US$ 1,442
per 3 x 1.5L packaged in original wooden case
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2 0 2 2 L A C R O I X
S E C O N D W I N E
SAINT JULIEN
Merlot 66% | Cabernet Sauvignon 32% | Petit Verdot 2%
Aged for 12 months in oak barrels
B O T T L E S ( 7 5 c l )
£ 216 · € 252 · US$ 279
per 6 x 75cl packaged in original wooden case
M A G N U M S ( 1 . 5 L )
£ 222 · € 259 · US$ 287
per 3 x 1.5L packaged in original wooden case
Tasting Note
J E B D U N N U C K
JebDunnuck.com
” Deep damson colour, poised and intense, a serious wine with crushed mint, graphite and bitter black chocolate on the opening beats, setting the tone for a slow reveal of confident St Julien character. Powerful tannins convey purity and precision, set against creamy cassis and bilberry fruits, with softer smoked earth and baked spice, and a slate finish. The construction is careful and measured, extremely impressive, this is has decades ahead. 3.8ph, 95IPT. 100% new oak. 30hl/h yield. “
(97 – 99) Points
April 2023
Tasting Note
A N T O N I O G A L L O N I
Vinous
” The 2022 Ducru-Beaucaillou is elegant and nuanced. Bright red/purplish fruit, rose petal, blood orange, mint and spice give the 2022 unusual brilliance. In most recent vintages, Ducru has been on the opulent side. The 2022, on the other hand, is strict and linear in construction, a wine that is more about persistence than size. Bright saline underpinnings extend the mid-palate into the striking, beaming finish. Harvest took place over four weeks, the longest ever, as opposed to the two weeks or so that is the norm. Yields were 30hL per hectare, down from the 35-37 typical in recent years.. “
(95 – 97) Points
Anticipated Maturity: 2032 – 2052
April 2023
Tasting Note
W I L L I A M K E L L E Y
The Wine Advocate
” One of the Médoc’s most powerful wines this year is the 2022 Ducru-Beaucaillou…opens in the glass with aromas of dark cherries and berries mingled with pencils shavings, vanilla pod and spices. Full-bodied, broad-shouldered and muscular, with a core of ripe but lively fruit underpinned by a chassis of powdery, liberally extracted tannin that asserts itself on the finish, it’s a punchy, modern Saint-Julien reminiscent of a hypothetical blend of the 2018 and 2020. “
(94 – 96) Points
April 2023
