Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2018 Washington Red Fed by winter rains

Fed by winter rains

There’s no makeup here—just precision

and bitter almond ooze from the wine’s layered palate

It’s a beautiful Cabernet to drink over the coming 10-15 years

Havana cigar and cedar-tree aromas

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2018 Washington Red Fed by winter rainsThe origins of Chteau Ducru Beaucaillou lie in the 18th century when the Beaucaillou castle (named after the large pebbles in the vineyard) was purchased by Bertrand Ducru. In the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux, this Saint Julien property was ranked as a Deuxime Cru or Second Growth. Today it is considered one of the "Super Seconds" and one of the leading estates of Saint Julien. " Looking at the 2018 Chteau Ducru Beaucaillou, I was stopped in my