Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2018 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, beautifully delicate, full of control/subtility and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain and deepness. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, crushed strawberry and small notes of pulpy/juicy blueberry associated with touches of fleshy raspberry, sweet spices, caramelization, liquorice stick as well as fine hints of lilac, a hint of exotic spices and a very discreet hint of pepper. The palate is elegant, beautifully delicate, full of finesse/like a silky square, full of delicacy and offers juiciness, complexity, a beautiful grain, a fine powdered side, a fine acidulous frame, silkiness and fat (full of finesse). On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, pulpy raspberry and small notes of pulpy/juicy plum associated with touches of blackberry, small pulpy/juicy red fruits, hints of tonka bean, caramelization, toasted, tea, sugared mild tobacco, cardamom and an imperceptible hint of zan. Tannins are precise, elegant, fine, delicate and structuring. Good length. A beautiful persistence.