Served at the Ducru offline in London, this is a wonderful 1998 Saint Julien. Like the 1999, it begins quite taciturn on the nose but opens up with a little patience. Darker fruit than the 1999, briary, cedar, cigar box, stronger sous-bois aromas with a hint of iodine, swelling with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent red-berried fruit that actually remind me of the 1995. There is a citrus thread running through this wine, very focused and demonstrating supreme elegance on the finish, those supple tannins ‘tickling’ the palate with their charms. Probably one of the most elegant Ducru Beaucaillou wines in recent years. Drink now-2025. Tasted September 2009."
Neal Martin 94 Punkte
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"A supremely elegant, dense purple-colored effort, the 1998 reveals aromas of cassis, black raspberries, minerals, and currants. Precise, well-delineated, and medium to full-bodied, with magnificent purity and understated elegance, this noble, restrained wine reveals a tannic finish, suggesting 4-5 more years of cellaring is warranted. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2025."
Robert Parker 91 Punkte
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"A dark ruby/purple-colored effort, the 1998 has put on weight and reveals sweeter tannin than it did last spring. This blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot displays a complex, mineral, cassis, and vanillin-scented nose, a combination of power and finesse in its rich, multi-layered flavors, good tannin, and a long, sweet, concentrated finish. It is not a huge, super-concentrated offering, but is stylish and impeccably made. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025."
Robert Parker 90-92 Punkte
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"Sixty-eight percent of Ducru's harvest made it into the grand vin, which is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. An excellent wine, possibly meriting an outstanding score depending on how it develops, Ducru is evolved, but it reveals tell-tale tannic hardness in its finish. Classically proportioned with plenty of plum and cassis fruit intermixed with toasty oak as well as minerals, it possesses good power, medium body, excellent richness, and a concentrated, firm, angular finish. It has been well-made."
Robert Parker 88-90 Punkte
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