Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2019 SLO Down Wines but is quite silky and

but is quite silky and long at the finish

chicken or quail and with roast and barbecued vegetables

with just a touch of asparagus in the background

Intense garnet-red

Still shows some tannin

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2019 SLO Down Wines but is quite silky andThe wine of the vintage in Saint Julien, if not all of the Mdoc, the 2019 Chteau Ducru Beaucaillou is based on 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, aged in 100% new French oak, that hit a natural alcohol of 14. 2% with a monster IPT (number of tannins) of 88. It's certainly one of the most concentrated Saint Juliens, revealing a dense purple hue to go with a stacked bouquet of crme de cassis, freshly sharpened pencils, damp clay, tobacco, and hints