Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1996, St-Julien 2em Cru Classé (2)

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1996
St-Julien 2em Cru Classé
(2 lightly scuffed labels)
2 bottles

"It has evolved a very pure bouquet, almost Burgundy-like, with macerated red cherries and red plum, tobacco, leather and bay leaf. This 1996 seems a little more forward than others, perhaps more 1995 in style, but it is bestowed one of the most seductive and sensual aromatics of the vintage." (93pts Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #227, Oct 2016)