Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 1999 1.5L Paso Robles subtle oak with soft blackberry

subtle oak with soft blackberry and dark fruits

It will be lovely to see how this evolves over the next decade or longer

A truly marvellous wine that should be consumed with only the finest cuisine

medium-length finish with shades of crushed pineapple

making impressively good wines in recent vintages

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 1999 1.5L Paso Robles subtle oak with soft blackberryMedium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of dried cherries, fruitcake and red currant jelly with emerging hints of balsamic, mincemeat pie, menthol, powdered chocolate and star anise. The medium to full bodied palate is wonderfully expressive with seamless freshness lightly lifting a great core of youthful red and black fruits plus fine grained tannins to support, finishing with