Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou • St-Julien, France
La Croix de Beaucaillou is Château Ducru-Beaucaillou’s dedicated Saint-Julien cuvée from inland gravel parcels distinct…La Croix de Beaucaillou is Château Ducru-Beaucaillou’s dedicated Saint-Julien cuvée from inland gravel parcels distinct from the grand vin, often described as a “second wine” in style but sourced from its own specific terroir. Typically a C…Learn More »
$47
/750ml
2023 Retail Average
93
/100
2023 Pro Rating
There’s a refined glow to La Croix de Beaucaillou 2023, with pure blackcurrant and dark plum layered by violet, cedar spice and a touch of cocoa. The palate is medium-bodied but tightly focused, its high yet velvety tannins giving a firm frame and long, graceful finish that already shows impressive clarity and classic St-Julien poise for a second wine. This vintage feels particularly precise and pure, built more on definition and length than sheer weight.
Roast lamb with thyme and garlic; dry-aged ribeye steak; duck breast with blackcurrant jus
La Croix de Beaucaillou is Château Ducru-Beaucaillou’s dedicated Saint-Julien cuvée from inland gravel parcels distinct from the grand vin, often described as a “second wine” in style but sourced from its own specific terroir. Typically a Cabernet Sauvignon–Merlot blend with a touch of Petit Verdot and raised in a high proportion of new French oak, it is known for combining Ducru’s polished, graphite-tinged elegance with rich blackcurrant and plum fruit, making it a muscular yet refined expression of central Saint-Julien.