Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé) 1996 (5L) Val di Neto

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé) 1996 (5L) Val di Neto96 Wine Advocate Review Date: 04 1999 I tasted the 1996 Ducru Beaucaillou on four separate occasions from bottle in January. The 1996 is long, with a deep mid palate. It also reveals tannin in the finish. This wine is remarkable. It is muscular, concentrated, and classic. Bottled in late June, 1998, it exhibits a saturated ruby purple color, as well as a knock out nose of minerals, licorice, cassis, and an unmistakable lead pencil smell that I often

Clear appearance with very fine bubbles

8 tons per acre and the soils are unusually rocky and sparse

one of Chile’s newest appellations in a privileged location where the Andes and Coastal mountains meet

seeming to last for an eternity

Grape Varietals

The wine reveals some smoke in the aromatics

Purchased by Mr

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Vineyard on the southern side of the Yalumba winery in

plums and pencil shavings

This Pinot Grigio is made with 100% organic grapes

Grower Brad Stoll