2005 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Community Tasting Notes (124) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  4/14/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  had a few weeks ago. side by side of this with a 2012 Schrader LPV. wow loved them both. we decanted both for two hours and then had with dry aged rib eyes and NY Strips. def good punch to this - dense in color, powerful layers of fruit, pencil lead/tobacco on the nose and some of those savory herbs and well balanced acidity framing the red fruit on this. a medium+ bodied fuller St Julien and one that held its own vs a big CA cab

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  4/9/2024 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A classic St Julien; foursquare, with a firm structure and complex flavours of cassis, tobacco and leather with a touch of game. Spicy and with firm tannins, resulting in a pleasing structure, this still demonstrated freshness and savoury characters plus a lingering finish. Top drawer. CHP 95 pts

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  3/30/2024 - JOsgood wrote: 96 Points

  Wow, this wine was incredible. Gave it a generous decant of 4 hours. Super delicious from the first sip when the cork was popped. Amazing complexity and vibrant fruit. Much better than I was even expecting after cellaring this for 15 years!

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  3/28/2024 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Similar to prior note after a 2 hour double decant (probably could have used longer): delicious, drink or preferably hold

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  3/15/2024 - Hazeo wrote:

  A previously frozen bottle with half the bottle missing, yet it was still a fresh and impressively beautiful wine with no apparent damage. With some air, it seems to be a good time to pop though no doubt another decade might unlock further wonders.

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