"a dense ruby/plum/garnet color to the rim as well as a sweet perfume of forest floor, spice box, cedar, and copious quantities of black fruits. Medium to full-bodied and beautifully pure with sweet tannins, this wine has aged more slowly than I initially expected. It is the finest Ducru Beaucaillou produced after the 1961 and before the 2003."(96pts RP)

Vintage 1982, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, St. Julien, 1bn, 2ts, 1hs (4 750 ml)