La Croix de Beaucaillou 2019

Der Zweitwein des berühmten Château Beaucaillou aus dem Jahrgang 2019 präsentiert sich wie ein "Großer". Dunkel, dicht und fest, mit üppigen Waldbeer- und Gewürznuancen. Kraftvoll, seidig, sehr aromatisch, betört La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou durch sein Bouquet, seine Ausgewogenheit, seine bemerkenswerte Finesse und seinen langen Abgang. Eine großartige Cuvée, die die Sinne anregt und dann in ihren Bann zieht; sie ist der perfekte Einstieg in die Borie-Signatur.

The 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou is a powerful, explosive wine. Black cherry, chocolate, leather and licorice flow effortlessly across the palate, lifted by pretty floral notes that appear with air. Fleshy, dark and beautifully resonant, La Croix has a ton to offer. Antonio Galloni (01/2022)

Fantastic aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants, licorice and walnuts. So St.-Julien. Full-bodied with a solid core of fruit and chewy tannins that are really long and serious. Like the 1995 Ducru! One for the cellar. Needs at least until after 2028. James Suckling (03/2022)

The second wine of this great château is the 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, which is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot that was raised in 60% new barrels. It fits into the lineup beautifully and sits nicely between the Le Petit Ducru and the Grand Vin. Deep purple-hued, with full-bodied aromas and flavors of pure cassis, crushed stone, graphite, lead pencil, and smoked tobacco, it has building yet fine tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. It shows the more regal, classy, elegant, yet still concentrated style of this vintage perfectly. Give bottles a healthy decant if drinking any time soon, and it will have upwards of two decades of prime drinking. Jeb Dunnuck (04/2022)

Rich aromas of cassis, licorice, cigar wrapper, loamy soil and creamy new oak introduce Bruno Borie's 2019 La Croix de Beaucaillou, a full-bodied, deep and concentrated wine that's rich and lively, with a fleshy core of fruit and plenty of fine, chalky tannin. Like for example Clos du Marquis and Les Forts de Latour, La Croix de Beaucaillou isn't a second wine per se, but rather a cuvée produced from dedicated parcels. Wine Advocate (03/2022)