Croix de Beaucaillou 2008

Croix de Beaucaillou 2008

Duty Paid
£60.00
Skip to product information
  • Vinous rating 92
  • Robert Parker rating 89
  • Jancis Robinson rating 16
Croix de Beaucaillou 2008
1 left

HED06103

75 cl

13%
£60.00
Taxes included.

Pay ex-VAT when shipping outside the UK

You must be of legal age to buy alcohol in your country of residence
  • Order by 2PM for same-day dispatch.
La Croix de Beaucaillou 2008 is the second wine of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou from Saint-Julien in Bordeaux. The 2008 vintage was a late-ripening year that produced wines with fresh acidity and classic proportions rather than heavy ripeness. This blend is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon which provides a firm structure and flavours of blackcurrant and cedarwood. It is a medium-bodied red that is now fully mature showing a refined texture and a leafy tobacco character that is typical of older Bordeaux from cooler vintages.
92 Vinous
The 2008 Croix de Beaucaillou has an intense blackberry and briary scented bouquet with fine mineralité and delineation. This just soars from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, well judged acidity, plenty of cedar infused black fruit with a touch of tobacco towards the persistent finish. This is a well crafted and quite delicious 2008 Saint Julien that should give a decade’s more drinking pleasure. What panache for a deuxième vin. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 10-Year On tasting.Neal Martin1st May 2018
16 Jancis Robinson
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot. The fruit for this second wine comes from all their central vineyards rather than the ones nearest the Gironde. The young vine material is sold off in bulk. Mid crimson. A little fragile on the nose but fresh and bright fruit. Bit of a teenager – unpredictable but rather admirable. Very dry finish with some green notes. (JR)

You may also like

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

Talk to our team