Ducru-Beaucaillou - 1986 (750ml) 1987 a dense purple color

a dense purple color

Emulates some of the finest qualities of vintage Madeira

is one of the region's great wines

I do believe this wine will develop an extraordinary perfume

-Julien displays impressive concentration

Ducru-Beaucaillou - 1986 (750ml) 1987 a dense purple colorAt 16 years of age, this wine continues to taste more like a 5 to7 year old Bordeaux. The color is a handsome dark ruby with just a bit of pink at the edge. The wine exhibits sweet red and black currant fruit intermixed with wet stones, spice, and flowers. Medium bodied and still moderately tannic, but very concentrated, this firmly structured, slightly austere wine has tremendous upside to it. By the way, this was the first vintage where I began to