Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien 2006 MENU and the wines it makes

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terracotta amphorae

iron-rich volcanic rock filled with tiny gas bubbles from when the lava cooled eons ago

Japanese musk melon

Expect red and black fruit wrapped around graphite and white pepper

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint-Julien 2006 MENU and the wines it makesA classical Saint Julien from one of the appellation's standard bearers, 2006 Ducru is now hitting its stride. Unlike the sunbaked 2003, this is a textbook cool vintage Bordeaux: firm structure, cedary aromatics, and the cassis and graphite signature that has made Ducru Beaucaillou a benchmark for the commune. Bruno Borie's house style of refinement and length shows beautifully here. Drinking well now with another decade of upside if you have the