Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2020 Domaine Barraud grainy tannins and compelling freshness

grainy tannins and compelling freshness supporting the muscular fruit

associated with a beautiful acidity

aged in 100% new French oak

The effusive grapefruit and peachy nose

The nose on this Yamahai is mild collection of cream

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2020 Domaine Barraud grainy tannins and compelling freshnessAnother 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