Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 1999 1.5L Red Blend and lime zest shine through

and lime zest shine through

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Hints of leather

then allowed to naturally complete a full malolactic fermentation and develop a rounder

This light colour sake presents a refreshing taste with flavours of green apple

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 1999 1.5L Red Blend and lime zest shine throughMedium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of dried cherries, fruitcake and red currant jelly with emerging hints of balsamic, mincemeat pie, menthol, powdered chocolate and star anise. The medium to full bodied palate is wonderfully expressive with seamless freshness lightly lifting a great core of youthful red and black fruits plus fine grained tannins to support, finishing with