Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2023

Giuseppe Lauria - Fine Wine Guide

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Flowers, mint, cocoa, espresso, black cherries, blackberries, plum sauce, and Asian spices create the aromatic perfume. On the palate, the texture is elegant. There is a supple, creamy character to the fruit that is hard to find in 2023. The berries are ripe, clean, and pure, with a racy freshness, which is the key to the vintage. The long, classic, exquisite finish feels refined as it crosses your palate and lingers. The finish holds your attention for close to 50 seconds. Ducru Beaucaillou continues its unstoppable roll of fabulous vintages. Produced from blending 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 15% Merlot. Drink from 2030-2065.

Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from the gravelly soils of Saint-Julien, the 2023 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is based on 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot and Petit Verdot, brought up all in new barrels. This deep purple-hued beauty offers pure cassis and subtle red and blue fruits intermixed with graphite, violets, and freshly sharpened pencil nuances. Medium to full-bodied, it has a layered, beautifully balanced mouthfeel that carries ripe, polished tannins, ample mid-palate depth, integrated acidity, and a gorgeous finish. It brings a terrific sense of richness, depth, and opulence while still staying in the classic style of the vintage. Drink 2028-2058.

James Suckling

Extremely perfumed, with violets, lavender, black currants, blueberries and light orange peel. Hints of lead pencil. It's medium-bodied and so poised, showing ultrafine, polished tannins. Seductive and caressing, with a long, seamless finish. A blend of 85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% merlot. So delicious now but better after 2018. Drink or hold.