Madame de Beaucaillou - Haut-Médoc 2019 (750ml)

"A new wine from Bruno Borie, owner of Ducru Beaucaillou - a wine with a great signature and great pedigree!" 

"All the wines from Ducru-Beaucaillou benefit from a great momentum in the US (and worldwide!), and we salute the initiative to bring the wine below closer to the rest of the range, and benefit from the “Beaucaillou” brand strength! 
This new wines comes from their vineyards located in the Haut-Medoc appellation, South of Saint-Julien, near Listrac, from plots bought by Bruno’s mother, Madame Eugene-Borie and from new plots recently acquired from Madame Fort-Pradere. It is using some of the grapes from the now discontinued Fourcas-Borie. 
As the name would suggest it, this wine is therefore meant to be a tribute to Bruno’s mother, but also to the long line of female owners of Ducru-Beaucaillou, equally inspiring and demanding: Marie Desjean, Marie du Luc Ravez, Lucie-Caroline Johnston, Princesse Marie Karadja de Constantinople, Mary de Burke... All of them had an essential role in the rise to fame of Ducru-Beaucaillou. "Strength and Grace" as the Ducru Beaucaillou team would describe it! 
MADAME DE BEAUCAILLOU is an invitation but also an introduction to the Borie signature, to the philosophy of the house. A reasonable price for an ambitious wine."  
Guillaume Vialle - Twins Bordeaux

By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2019 St-Julien (5/25/2020)
(Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Madame de Beaucaillou, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France, Red) Entirely new wine this year from Ducru Beaucaillou plots in Haut-Medoc (in Cussac Fort Médoc, just over the border). This has a juicy balance, and round supple tannins, approachable but with ageing potential if you want to wait four or five years before opening. High levels of Petit Verdot help add spice and deepen the feel of the wine. 2% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. (Drink between 2023-2035)  91 points