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La Croix de Beaucaillou (Ducru-Beaucaillou), Saint-Julien, 2021

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by La Croix de Beaucaillou (Ducru-Beaucaillou)
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From the heart of Saint-Julien, one of Bordeaux’s most esteemed appellations, the 2021 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou offers a beautiful expression of the region’s power and finesse. Saint-Julien is known for producing wines with incredible balance—structured yet elegant—and this vintage embodies those qualities with precision. The estate’s commitment to quality and its unique terroir come together to create a wine that speaks to both tradition and modern craftsmanship.

The wine opens with a deep, complex bouquet of dark fruits—blackcurrant and blackberry—alongside subtle notes of cedar, tobacco, and spice. The tannins are firm and well-integrated, providing a backbone that will allow the wine to evolve gracefully over the coming years. Bright acidity adds freshness, keeping the wine vibrant and lively.

This Saint-Julien pairs beautifully with rich dishes like roasted meats, duck, or Bordeaux-style lamb stew. With its structure, depth, and elegance, it’s a wine that offers immediate enjoyment and will age beautifully, making it a great choice for collectors and enthusiasts alike. La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou’s 2021 delivers a taste of one of Bordeaux’s finest terroirs.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2021 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou has a beautifully defined bouquet whereby the Cabernet Sauvignon rules the roost, imparting fine mineralité and an attractive marine influence, quite cool and classic. The palate is very saline on the entry, like walking down to the Gironde estuary on a winter's day—a wine evoking a sense of place. Very delineated on the impressively persistent finish, this is a superb 2021 that will give 20 years of pleasure. This is just a whisker away in quality from the Grand Vin." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

92 points

"Complex aromas of dark berries, sweet spices, licorice, cigar wrapper and loamy soil introduce the 2021 La Croix de Beaucaillou, a medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered wine that exhibits promising depth, concentration and structure in this challenging vintage. It's a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot—in other words, it contains at lot more Cabernet than usual." —William Kelley

Jancis Robinson

16.5 points

"Ripe, dark and very pure with a certain opulence due to the core of generous fruit. Structured and fresh, though, with plenty of fine tannin giving punch and length on the finish." —James Lawther MW

Decanter

92 points

"Bramble tones, quite fragrant and rich blackberry notes on the nose. A dark soul with depth and intensity, this has such richness and power but restraint also. Concentrated with a directness and focus that drives it from start to finish aided by a linear vein of salinity, liquorice and blackcurrant fruit that all take the fore. Tannins are robust and grippy giving such an impressive structure that is so imposing in the mouth but retains a suave and endearing quality. Such charm and potential." —Georgina Hindle

Wine Enthusiast

94 points

"Ripe cedar aromas and black-pepper spice give this single-vineyard wine a fragrant character. It is full, rich and structured with solid tannins that contrast with the juicy undertow of black-currant flavors." —Roger Voss

More about La Croix de Beaucaillou (Ducru-Beaucaillou)

The same project, different perspective: Bruno Borie's alternative to the main château bottling. These vineyards tell a different story about Saint-Julien, made by the same team with uncompromising standards. Bordeaux as it should be—elegant, complex, worth the wait.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Elegant , Oaky , Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roasted lamb, beef steak, mushroom ragout

Tasting Profile

Dark plum, cassis, and cedar with integrated tannins. Full-bodied with structure, dark fruit, and a long finish.