Ducru-Beaucaillou - 1985 (750ml) Size:750ml shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil

shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil shavings intermixed with an elegant black cherry and cassis nose

Quite citric in style

It was created by two brothers with the poetical names of Pallade and Simon Violet

full-bodied personalities

such is the weight

Ducru-Beaucaillou - 1985 (750ml) Size:750ml shows wonderfully sweet lead pencilProprietor Bruno Borie mentioned that this was a late vintage. They started to pick on 30th September, finishing on 11th October. He didn't have exact grape percentages for this year, but he thinks it is probably 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. Pale to medium brick brown colored, the 1985 Ducru Beaucaillou slowly unfurls to reveal notes of Christmas pudding, dried cranberries and bouquet garni with nuances of cast iron pan, dusty soil and