Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2020 Domaine Barraud The effusive grapefruit and peachy

The effusive grapefruit and peachy nose

marrying the finesse of Barbaresco with the alluring aromas and flavors of truffle

marzipan dried flowers

associated with a beautiful acidity

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

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2020 Domaine Barraud The effusive grapefruit and peachyAnother 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