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Ducru Beaucaillou 2018Wine Advocate : 98 The 2018 Ducru Beaucaillou is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, aged 18 months in 100% new barriques. It has a pH of 3. 7, 14. 5% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 95. Deep purple black colored, it has a powerful nose of baked black cherries, blackberry preserves and crme de cassis with nuances of menthol, pencil lead, cedar chest and Indian spices, plus fragrant wafts of violets and licorice emerging

lead pencil and hints of cedar

slightly austere personality

Deep cocoa notes

dark licorice and crushed stones

while dustings of white pepper with grated nutmeg deliver subtle levels of spice that complement the rich and velvety tones of hazelnut chocolate and toffee

fine-grained tannins and restrained

On The Eye: Warm amber

Warming and sweet: oily

98 points - Greg Sherwood MW

Wine-Advocate : 99+

and 4% Petit Verdot

This offers one of the most cerebral aromatics that I have encountered from this Saint Emilion estate: mineral-rich red and black fruit

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