This is really serious. It’s full-bodied, tight and linear with fantastic length. Racy, so fine and intense. Very fine tannins. One of the best Croix Ducru. 53% cabernet sauvignon, 44% merlot, and 3% petit verdot.

Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, violets and licorice, the 2020 La Croix de Beaucaillou is medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, with a pure core of perfumed fruit and a charming, precise profile.

So much purity and definition, this is a beautiful wine with clarity of flavour. Touches of grilled almond and rosemary, mocha, smoke and coffee bean, there is so much freshness, with juice rushing in between the muscles and a mint leaf finish. In a year where second wines in the Médoc have sometimes suffered from over-concentration, La Croix de Beaucaillou is a standout success.

Bouquet mit edler Cassiswürze, Lakritze und Graphitnoten, dahinter Holundergelee, parfümierter Pfeifentabak und Eisenkraut. Am satten Gaumen mit viel Druck, weicher Textur, feinkörnigem Extrakt, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und mittlerem Körper. lm gebündelten Finale verschlankt sich der St. Julien und prescht nach vorne, zarte Schalentöne, schwarze kleine Beeren, endet mit Adstringenz.