1995 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

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  4/30/2024 - LIE-user Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Amazing „senior“ BDX. Just perfect now and probably for 5 or so more years. No need to hurry, but I don’t think it will get any better.
  
  Nowadays lots of even premium wines are made for young drinking pleasure. But ripened wines like this one show, that you miss most of the fun without that boring and old-fashioned „storaging“.

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  4/28/2024 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Agree with other notes this is a textbook aged BDX. Never had this chateau but have a general understanding of their style. Decanted off sediment and followed for an evening.
  
  Dusty leather, cedar, dried tobacco on the nose. Still some powerful rounded fruit on the finish that showed equal to dusty earth and clay pot. A good bit of tannins still present, as they faded with time in the decanter the aged notes of this wine became more prominent. Very long finish. Towards the end of the night this was drinking like a proper Claret.
  
  Drinking in a very good spot if you are a Claret fan. Obviously high quality and a very complete, well rounded wine that is worthy of its fame.
  
  Solid 93

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  3/5/2024 - Bobbbob88 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Showing lovely dusty leather and cedar notes on the nose that are complimented by soft licorice raspberry and blackberry preserves. The wine is beautifully balanced with flavors of forest floor and mushroom then rounds out with soft truffle and blackberry. This wine has held up beautifully and is drinking very nice. (3/5/24)

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  2/19/2024 - Gas Station Wine Guy Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Textbook aged bordeaux.

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  1/3/2024 - Sanfoan Likes this wine:

  Opened the bottle and took out a glass. Let the wine breathe in the bottle for a few hours. Wine was still closed, so I decanted it. Still closed even after several hours. The cork was intact, perfect fill, and barely anything creeping up on the cork. Honestly, this cork looks brand new.
  
  Presented as incredibly closed upon opening. Even after two hours of air and a subsequent two-hour decant, it remained relatively closed but somewhat more approachable. However, not much came through during the first few hours of drinking. Two days later, upon revisiting, the wine exhibited a remarkable transformation. On the nose, it offered enticing aromas of blackberries, graphite, blackcurrants, plums, and a touch of mint. On the palate, it showcased a velvety texture, endless length, and persistent tannins. The nose and palate included blackcurrants, blackberries, dark plums, along with subtle notes of iron, blood, mint, tobacco, and leather. Overall, it evolved from initially closed to an incredible and complex wine, just wow! I don't think I would revisit this for another few years - I would say consider cellaring for another five years.

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