Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 2008 (Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France)
13%, Cork, circa $300

In contrast, the palate starts classically, fine and refreshingly tannic, but it gets warmer and less perfect as it goes along – the hot vintage corrupting the Bordeaux structures. Still, those long, powdery tannins, the endless finish – it’s all top of the tree stuff, if not quite as perfect as it could be in a truly great vintage..
Personally, I don’t love this and don’t think I could drink it anytime soon. Yet you can’t help admire it and score it appropriately.
Source: Tasting
Drink: 2014-2030
18.5/20, 94/100
Would I buy it? No. But I can admire it.
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