"...This wine is remarkable. It is muscular, concentrated, and classic. Bottled in late June, 1998, it exhibits a saturated ruby/purple color, as well as a knock-out nose of minerals, licorice, cassis, and an unmistakable lead pencil smell that I often associate with top vintages of Lafite-Rothschild. It is sweet and full-bodied, yet unbelievably rich with no sense of heaviness or flabbiness..."(96pts RP)



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Vintage 1996, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, St. Julien, 3bn, 3lscl (3 750 ml)


$300 - 400