Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2021

A Second Growth of Saint-Julien renowned for its precision and 'beautiful pebbles' terroir on the Gironde. The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is polished and classically built, with cassis, graphite, cedar and dark florals over fine-grained tannins. James Suckling 94 points.