Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 1999 1.5L Red Blend with a yellow hue and

with a yellow hue and golden highlights

Hints of leather

and lime zest shine through

as well as red flowers and brown-leaf tea

juicy blackberry fruits and dense

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 1999 1.5L Red Blend with a yellow hue andMedium 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