{"product_id":"chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-saint-julien-minimum-order-6-bottle-case-futures-2025ftr","title":"Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien (Minimum order: 6 bottle case) FUTURES 2025 Pre-Arrival","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien (Minimum order: 6 bottle case) FUTURES 2025 Pre-Arrival\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond Growth. Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVineyard Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts proximity to the vast Gironde River estuary (some 635 km²). The four daily tides that stir up this massive body of water mitigate the rigors of winter, moderate the summer heatwaves, and deflect the devastating trajectory of hailstorms. No less than 50 manual interventions contribute to the crafting of Ducru-Beaucaillou \"grand vin\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCritic tasting notes: (2025 vintage)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"5 Spice, roses, irises, and white flowers are only part of the aromatic display. You also enjoy licorice, espresso, smoke, tobacco, blackberries, and black cherries. However, the palate owns the show with its display of sensuous, silky, refined black and red fruits, Asian spices, chocolate, herbs, and mint leaf. The expansive finish combines power with elegance. Everything is in balance, providing a lingering, seamless endnote that allows you to experience the purity and wealth of fruit, which lingers for over 60 seconds. Produced from blending 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 21% Merlot, 13.44% ABV, 3.74 pH. Picking took place from September 2 -- September 23. 2025 marks the earliest and the longest harvest in the history of the estate. Yields were 22 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2032-2070.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider (99\/100)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 2025 Ducru-Beaucaillou is fabulous. Vibrant red\/purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, mint and blood orange are all beautifully sculpted. The purity of the fruit is just remarkable. New oak is 100%, but lower toast levels and a more dialed-in approach here are palpable. Gorgeous floral and savory Cabernet top notes lift the finish. Superb, and one of the highlights of the year, Ducru is absolutely stunning in 2025.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Antonio Galloni (96-99\/100)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Deep purple-hued and completely opaque, the blockbuster 2025 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou checks in as 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, all resting in 100% new barrels. The nose is rich and concentrated, with pure crème de cassis, graphite, ripe black cherries, spicy wood, and freshly sharpened pencil-driven aromatics. On the palate, it's full-bodied, with a dense, concentrated mid-palate, ripe, building tannins, and a great finish. It checks in at 13.44% alcohol with a pH of 3.8. This structured, pure, and incredibly precise Ducru reminds me slightly of the 2010, with perhaps a touch more finesse.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Jeb Dunnuck (97-99\/100)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The intensity is very impressive on the nose, with black currants, raspberries and graphite. Medium- to full-bodied with a powerful structure of steely tannins that are polished and long. Turns fluid, fine and chewy at the end. Wait and see. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon and 21% merlot.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- James Suckling (96-97\/100)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Stunning, nuanced, and just full of joy. Reserved flesh, toasted cumin, fresh blueberries and raspberries with rich seams of cassis, fresh pomegranate, and cappuccino, this is very Ducru in its width and breadth, but with a freshness and lift that is very much of the 2025 vintage. Almost certainly this will close down for a number of years, but all is well controlled, with quiet confidence. A wine you will be happy to spend a lot of time with. 3.74 pH. Harvest September 2 to 23, 100% new oak.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Jane Anson (97\/100)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Deep dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Spicy, nuances of undergrowth, black berry fruit, tobacco, dark cherries, candied orange zest, a hint of licorice, inviting bouquet. Complex, tightly meshed, nuances of blackberries, firm, supporting tannins, mineral, subtle extract sweetness, still somewhat closed, will definitely benefit from maturity, somewhat old school, very promising.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Falstaff (98\/100)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou","offers":[{"title":"Bottle (750ml)","offer_id":46096460513453,"sku":"25-DBCLO-20201RR","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/8829\/8669\/files\/ChateauDucru-Beaucaillou.jpg?v=1781018681","url":"https:\/\/symbolicwines.com\/products\/chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-saint-julien-minimum-order-6-bottle-case-futures-2025ftr","provider":"Symbolic Wines®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}