Ducru-Beaucaillou - 1983 (750ml) Irpinia 2 Proof / Aged 12

2 Proof / Aged 12 - 20 Years

sweet soil

used botas for finishing small lots of special whisky

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only two truly botrytis-dominated wines

Ducru-Beaucaillou - 1983 (750ml) Irpinia 2 Proof / Aged 12With loads of minerality, a terrific opaque purple color, and slightly more structure and tannin than either Poyferre or St. Pierre (and thats saying something), this is a blockbuster, fabulous Ducru Beaucaillou that should be at its best a good decade from now and last 40 50 years. The proprietor is not alone in thinking this is the finest Ducru Beaucaillou since the 1961. The classic wet rock, creme de cassis, subtle oak and gravelly stoniness of