PV Tasting Notes
Dark ruby red with pungent, vibrant aromas of cassis, bitter chocolate and graphite. Silky and seamless, but with terrific lift to the tight core of raspberry, mineral and chocolate flavours. Strong but integrated acidity gives superb vinosity to the wine's racy fruit. Finishes brisk, perfumed and long, with suave, dusty tannins. This wine went into a shell with aeration, suggesting that it will need at least several years of bottle aging. I would not be surprised if it merited an even higher score ten years down the road.
Independent Review95+ Points Robert Parker The Wine Advocate May 2011
One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness, this dense purple colored wine is almost as opaque as the 2010. Spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis and some subtle oak are followed by a full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power, richness, and aging potential. It also exhibits tremendous precision, purity, and depth of character. It is more forward than the 2010 is likely to be, but probably not as sumptuous as the 2009 will turn out to be. This is a wine to buy. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035.
The Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou is a large and beautiful Chateau which is set away from the road on the lip of the slope running down to the Gironde. The name comes from a previous owner M. Ducru and Beaucaillou means beautiful pebbles, which is perhaps the chief feature of the 45 hectare vineyards is its richness of pebbles of “Cailloux” which are such a feature of Chateau Latour and Chateau Lafite, the “terroir” is the same. Classified in 1855 as 2nd Growth it has been one of the most consistent producers for many decades and is considered as one of the few Super Seconds, or modern day 1st Growths.