Chateau Ducluzeau 2016
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Chateau Ducluzeau has a beautiful purple color, with ruby lights, and a charming, elegant bouquet. On the palate, the wine expresses suppleness and distinction.
Blend: 79& Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot
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James Suckling
Very attractive, bright cassis and blackberries with attractive spice and undergrowth complexity. The palate has a sleek, neatly aligned feel with long and succulent tannins that deliver fresh, purple-fruit flavor. This has a fresh, focused finish
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Jeb Dunnuck
From the team at Ducru-Beaucaillou, the 2016 Château Ducluzeau is possibly one of the finest Listracs produced in any vintage. This beauty offers a medium ruby color to go with a terrific perfume of sweet cherry and dark fruits that are supported by loads of leafy herbs, damp earth, and even hints of graphite. Shockingly deep, medium-bodied, and beautifully concentrated, with ripe tannins, it shines for its purity and nuance but offers serious intensity as well. It’s a fabulous wine to drink over the coming 10-15 years.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2016 Chateau Ducluzeau shows excellent richness and pleasure on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers aromas and flavors of black fruits, hints of licorice, and oak. Enjoy it with seared tri-tips with baby bok choy. (Tasted: December 22, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
One of the six appellations of the Haut-Medoc, Listrac has a gentle rise away from the Gironde River and contains some of the highest elevations of the Left Bank. While Cabernet Sauvignon dominates, its clay limestone soils are increasingly planted to Merlot.