Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2015

Bettane et Desseauve

La Revue du Vin de France

VertdeVin

The nose is elegant, fine and elegant. It reveals notes of blackberry candy associated with touches of cassis, slight notes of violet / flowers as well as a hint of raspberry and spice. The palate is fruity, gourmand, elegant, racy, silky and mineral. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of blackberry and a touch strawberry candy associated with a hint of flowers, a touch of red bell pepper, sour cherry as well as slight notes of sweet spices. Tannins are fine, elegant and slightly firm. Good length and persistence.

Wine Enthusiast

With its 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine has super-ripe black-currant flavors encased in firm, smoky tannins and hints of wood. Showing the opulence of the vintage and the style of Saint-Julien, it will age for many years. The wine will certainly not be ready before 2026.

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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Deep, dark in color, the wine exudes cigar box, tobacco leaf, flowers, black cherries, blackberries, crushed rock, clay, and lead pencil. If awards were given out for the most sensual vintage of Ducru Beaucaillou ever produced, 2015 earns the gold medal. Rich, full-bodied, opulent, sexy, and also vibrant, fresh, long, and intense, the fruit shows purity and intensity, but it is the silky-textured, lingering finish that steals the show. Give this a few years and it is really going to shine. Drink from 2027-2060.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Ducru-Beaucaillou rocks up with flamboyant baked black plums, crème de cassis, blueberry compote and chocolate-covered cherries scents plus hints of cinnamon stick, black tea and candied violets. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laden with black fruit preserves and spicy accents, with a firm, velvety frame and finishing with great length and perfume. Ideally, I'd give it another year to fan out just a bit more, but it is coming around nicely and is already fantastically delicious!

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is up-front, ripe, and incredibly sexy, yet it holds onto a terrific sense of balance and elegance. Crème de cassis, minty herbs, tobacco, and violet notes all define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, elegant, polished tannins, and beautiful overall purity. From a hot vintage that saw rain at the end of the year, it's not a massive or over-the-top effort in any way, and it certainly offers plenty of pleasure even today, although it’s still quite young and unevolved. If push comes to shove, I think the 2014 is slightly more successful. Give bottles another 2-4 years and enjoy over the following 25-30 years.

James Suckling

Aromas of oyster shell, iron and currants. Hints of iodine. Full-bodied, very tight and focused. Love the finish of sandalwood, cinnamon, violets and lavender. Wonderful tannin texture. Linear and driven. Drink in 2022.