2008 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé - 1 Bottle (0.75 L) - 13.0° - Perfect level A very Beautiful and Very well preserved Bottle! Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 95 points : “One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness ... Deep garnet colored, the 2008 Ducru-Beaucaillou begins a little broody, giving up glimpses of tar, chargrill, moss covered tree bark and fungi scents over a core of baked plums, warm cassis and blackberry compote plus a touch of unsmoked cigars. Medium-bodied, the palate has firm, ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness supporting the earth laced black fruit layers, finishing minerally.” Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035. Source : Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (194), May 2011 - Wine Advocate 95 / 100 - Jamessuckling.com 94 / 100 - Wein Wisser 18 / 20 - Wine Spectator 92 / 100 - Falstaff 90-92 / 100 - La Revue du Vin de France 18-19 / 20