Le Petit Ducru de Ducru Beaucaillou St Julien 2022 750ML

Aromas of blueberries, blackcurrants, raspberries and hints of minerals. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a direct, focused finish. The fruity is in harmony with the tannins. 75% merlot, 20% cabernet sauvignon and 5% petit verdot. Drink after 2027, but already approachable.

Cool and a touch creamy in terms of texture, slightly thick with rich, concentrated black and blue fruit that have both a touch of fleshy, chewy plushness but underpinned by a cooling menthol element that creates an enticing expression overall. It stops short of being fully charged with a firm core of graphite, liquorice, aniseed and clove spice - the oak still covering the fruit at this point but giving the muscles and frame. Lots of minerality on the finish.

Ripe black cherries, spicy wood, flowers, and graphite notes all emerge from the 2022 Le Petit Ducru De Ducru-Beaucaillou, a medium-bodied, silky, elegant, and remarkably pure 2022 that has no hard edges, fine tannins, and a great finish. It brings a touch more finesse and elegance compared to the Madame de Beaucaillou and has a real Saint-Julien character.

The 2022 Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou has an open bouquet with touches of chalk infusing the black fruit. Aeration uncovers more red fruit tones with hints of graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with quite strict tannins, a clear level up from the "Madame" cuvée. It has more precision and tension emanating from the finish. This is very fine.