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1998 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou
- Saint-Julien, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 288 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Second Growth. Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.
Expert tasting note: "Medium ruby-red color. Beautifully perfumed cassis aromas on the nose are supported by well-defined, new-oak. The palate is clean with lifted black-cherry fruit backed by good acidity. The wine is well structured without being huge, there is lovely well-balanced cedar at the finish. Alcohol is balanced & the open, ripe fruit lasts well." - 11/02 DCAMW
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$2,687.52
$223.96 / 750ml
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1998 Case of 12 Btls
Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien, France, Bordeaux
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$261.00
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1998 Bottle (750ml)
Ducru Beaucaillou 1998 [Provenance Guarantee]
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$314.99
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1998 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 1998
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1998 Ducru-Beaucaillou 2eme Cru Classe Saint-Julien
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$3,921.00
$326.75 / 750ml
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1998 Ducru-Beaucaillou 2eme Cru Classe Saint-Julien
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$4,040.00
$336.67 / 750ml
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1998 Case of 12 Btls
Ducru Beaucaillou [Pre-Arrival]
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- From Saint-Julien, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 288 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a well-regarded wine estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux's Haut-Médoc wine region, on the so-called "left bank" of the Gironde estuary. The estate and its eponymous grand vin (the e...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2006-2032
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13%
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Dry
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Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
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French
- Ownership
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Bruno Borie
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Its proximity to the vast Gironde River estuary (some 635 km²). The four daily tides that stir up this massive body of water mitigate the rigors of winter, moderate the summer heatwaves, and deflect the devastating trajectory of hailstorms. No less than 50 manual interventions contribute to the crafting of Ducru-Beaucaillou "grand vin".
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- Ageing
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Slow aging in 100% new French oak barrels for 18 months.
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(1)About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Galloway bone-in-sirloin Main Course
- Flavourful and lean beef from traditional Scottish breed
- Western
- Belted Galloway T-bone Main Course
- Tender marbled beed from a traditional Scottish breed
- Western
- Steak frites Main Course
- Minute steak with fries
- Contains: beef steak
- French
- Cheddar Cheese Course
- British
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1998 vintage
91 / 100
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When to drink: 2006 to 2032
1998 Vintage
Tasted: May 2015
One of the top wines from the Medoc , in this Right Bank vintage offers a lot of character and style. The wine is elegant, soft and shows a lot of polish to the sweet, cassis and plums, that are only made better by the notes of tobacco, cedar and wet earth. The wine was produced from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. This is quite good now and should get even better with time.
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 2010
Kräftiges Rubingranat, tiefer Kern, zarte violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. In der Nase feine animalische Nuancen, zart nach Quittengelee, ein Hauch von Hagebuttenkonfitüre, reifes, entwickeltes Bukett mit zarten ätherischen Nuancen, feiner Zedernholztouch. Am Gaumen stoffig-komplexe Textur, dunkle Beerenfrucht, feste, sehr gut integrierte Tannine, nach Lakritze, im Abgang wird die Holznote etwas strenger und fordernder, besitzt eine gute Länge, ein potenzieller Langstreckenläufer. Trinken/lagern +20
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Oct 2018
When to drink: 2008 to 2018
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Mar 2001
When to drink: 2006 to 2020
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Very Good
1998 Vintage Saved: 6-Mar-2022
Medium ruby-red color. Beautifully perfumed cassis aromas on the nose are supported by well-defined, new-oak. The palate is clean with lifted black-cherry fruit backed by good acidity. The wine is well structured without being huge, there is lovely well-balanced cedar at the finish. Alcohol is balanced & the open, ripe fruit lasts well. 11/02 DCAMW
Excellent
1998 Vintage Saved: 1-Sep-2023
Really lovely, 22 years young! Dark purple red. Sweet, leather, red fruit, cherries, cigar box, fresh oak. Lovely soft tannines, subtle and complex, more earthy than fruit. A grande dame ND
Very Good
1998 Vintage Saved: 30-Aug-2023
帶果酸就算breath 了都有酸不過可以接受，氣味很重，入口非順滑，非常平衝的酒。價錢不平，合油份高中菜特別是紅肉，有助平衡口感。
Excellent
1998 Vintage Saved: 5-Apr-2021
Ziegelrot mit zart orangenem Rand. Weinig mit dunkler Beere. Lang. Rund. DAS ist Bordeaux perfekt
Excellent
1998 Vintage Saved: 8-Mar-2019
Un pur délice,un vin envoûtant
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Critics Score
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95 / 100
$ 272
2023
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2022
96 / 100
$ 248
2021
95 / 100
$ 212
2020
96 / 100
$ 275
2019
96 / 100
$ 233
2018
96 / 100
$ 270
2017
95 / 100
$ 219
2016
97 / 100
$ 294
2015
96 / 100
$ 250
2014
95 / 100
$ 218
2013
92 / 100
$ 229
2012
93 / 100
$ 207
2011
93 / 100
$ 177
2010
96 / 100
$ 350
2009
96 / 100
$ 475
2008
93 / 100
$ 232
2007
91 / 100
$ 242
2006
93 / 100
$ 265
2005
94 / 100
$ 368
2004
92 / 100
$ 186
2003
92 / 100
$ 242
2002
89 / 100
$ 184
2001
91 / 100
$ 219
2000
93 / 100
$ 319
1999
90 / 100
$ 278
1998
91 / 100
$ 288
1997
89 / 100
$ 193
1996
93 / 100
$ 300
1995
92 / 100
$ 395
1994
87 / 100
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1993
85 / 100
$ 177
1992
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1991
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1990
86 / 100
$ 350
1989
89 / 100
$ 282
1988
89 / 100
$ 309
1987
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1986
88 / 100
$ 314
1985
91 / 100
$ 324
1984
87 / 100
$ 252
1983
87 / 100
$ 258
1982
93 / 100
$ 582
1981
89 / 100
$ 249
1980
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$ 240
1979
86 / 100
$ 219
1978
91 / 100
$ 208
1977
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1976
86 / 100
$ 198
1975
89 / 100
$ 196
1974
85 / 100
$ 179
1973
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1972
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91 / 100
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1970
91 / 100
$ 371
1969
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$ 280
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1966
91 / 100
$ 350
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1964
89 / 100
$ 269
1963
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1962
91 / 100
$ 760
1961
96 / 100
$ 6,900
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1955
92 / 100
$ 495
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1953
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$ 3,495
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$ 2,498
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1920
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1918
80 / 100
$ 795
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1998 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
For Bordeaux, the 1998 vintage was good with some real gems but there were also some losers.
Spring was cool and flowering was a success however the weather heated up over the summer with August becoming very hot and dry. The intense heat caused many of the grapes and vi...
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