Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2011

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Despite the huge weight of fruit and accompanying structure, this is a stylish wine. It's impressively dense, concentrated and solid. At the same time, the juicy black fruits give a generous, full-in-the-mouth character. Drink this very fine wine from 2022."

WINE SPECTATOR: "This is rather well-endowed for the vintage, with thickly layered ganache, currant paste, fig sauce and blackberry confiture notes still grappling with one another, while briary grip and dark spice fill out the toast-fueled finish. Very long, showing a level of power that belies the vintage. Best from 2018 through 2028."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Deep garnet colored, the 2011 Ducru-Beaucaillou features fragrant notes of underbrush, tilled soil, tree bark and fungi over a core of red currant jelly, preserved plums, cassis and mulberries. Medium-bodied, elegant, refreshing and with a sturdy, grainy texture, it offers just enough black fruit and earthy layers in the mouth and a savory finish."

JAMES SUCKLING: "This shows excellent aromas of crushed berries, minerals and roses. Full body with silky, balanced tannins. Fruity and reserved. Shows wonderful finesse for the Médoc in 2011. Better after 2018."

FALSTAFF: "Kleine rotbeerige Früchte, feine Gewürzanklänge, Herzkirschen. Saftige Herzkirschen, angenehme Extraktsüße, ausgewogen, elegant, feine Tannine, finessenreiche Säurestruktur, bleibt gut haften, sehr gutes Entwicklungspotenzial."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: " Medium-bodied, glossy, fresh, soft, dark red fruits feel just fine on your palate. Soft, light in weight and not overly long, still, the tannins feel good and the wine has a nice, earthy, fruity nature that can be enjoyed now and over the next 10-15 years."

WEINWISSER: "Verschlossen, dann Kirsche, Kernton, Graphit, Bleistift, Zedernholz, Brom beere und Kakaonibs. Am Gaumen mittelkräftig mit schlankem Antrunk, linear mit jugendlichem Gerbstoff und herbem, kühlem Naturell. Erstaunlich frisch für das relativ warme Jahr. Kann man schon gut antrinken und dürfte noch einige Jahre Spass machen."