94pts Falstaff
Deep ruby, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Inviting black forest berries, fresh black cherries, some nougat, herbal savouriness with tobacco in the background. Good complexity, fine cherry fruit, mineral texture, integrated tannins, taut on the finish, salty and well lasting. A food wine with certain ageing potential.

90-92pts Wine Advocate
The 2022 Le Petit Ducru has turned out especially well this year, offering up aromas of cherries and raspberries mingled with tobacco leaf and pencil shavings, followed by a medium to full-bodied, velvety and fleshy palate that’s unusually supple and polished.

Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 70%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5%

on 52 hectares of vineyards. A very fine chteaux from St Julien. Ducru-Beaucaillou is one of the most famous wineries in Bordeaux. It has been classified as a Deuxime Cru Class in St-Julien since 1855. A reduction in yield, the high average age of the vines of around 40 years and the combination of grape varieties ensure very concentrated and solid wines. The wines from Ducru-Beaucaillou sometimes mature for 12 years in the bottle before they are ready to drink.