fruit core

der giver vinen både energi og balance

and dark plums merge with cedar

and delicate toasted notes

with an elegant combination of fruit

Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, 1982, 75cl 100RP fruit coreFrom my cellar, the 1982 Ducru Beaucaillou is one of the most youthful of the Mdoc crus classs today. Unwinding in the decanter and glass with a rich bouquet of blackcurrants, licorice, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, it's full bodied, fleshy and muscular, with a broad attack that segues into a deep core of fruit framed by ripe, powdery tannins and succulent acids. It's an unusually big boned rendition of this elegantly styled wine, but it's no less