Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien 2006 CS20230804 The wine was aged in

The wine was aged in thin-staved Bordeaux chateau barrels (22% new) for 18 months and racked every three months using the soutirage traditionnel method Daniel learned while working in Pomerol in the 1980s

the kind of bottle you reach for when you want something honest and unfussy on a Tuesday night

just north of Fronsac (bottled as Bordeaux Blanc

This Grand Cru Riesling from Hugel's finest Schoenenbourg vineyard plots—where unique soils of Keuper

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien 2006 CS20230804 The wine was aged inA classical Saint Julien from one of the appellation's standard bearers, 2006 Ducru is now hitting its stride. Unlike the sunbaked 2003, this is a textbook cool vintage Bordeaux: firm structure, cedary aromatics, and the cassis and graphite signature that has made Ducru Beaucaillou a benchmark for the commune. Bruno Borie's house style of refinement and length shows beautifully here. Drinking well now with another decade of upside if you have the