Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2020 Domaine Barraud associated with a beautiful acidity

associated with a beautiful acidity

aged in 100% new French oak

The effusive grapefruit and peachy nose

wet riverstone and white flowers invite the nose into this bottling from a vineyard that surrounds this winery

tobacco and cedar are all dialed up in this decidedly flamboyant Fronsac

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2020 Domaine Barraud associated with a beautiful acidityAnother legendary Ducru Beaucaillou in the making, the 2020 Chteau Ducru Beaucaillou hasn't budged since release. Full bodied, concentrated, and layered, it has incredible purity in its cassis and darker, almost blue fruits, some classic yet primary tobacco, graphite, and mineral notes, a dense mid palate, and awesome length on the finish. It's very much in the style of the 2010 and deserves at least a decade of bottle age. I won't be around to taste