Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2018 Washington Red There’s no makeup here—just precision

There’s no makeup here—just precision

After graduating with a degree in Economics

and bitter almond ooze from the wine’s layered palate

creates the most haunting masterpieces that emerge from this terroir

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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France 2018 Washington Red There’s no makeup here—just precisionThe origins of Chteau Ducru Beaucaillou lie in the 18th century when the Beaucaillou castle (named after the large pebbles in the vineyard) was purchased by Bertrand Ducru. In the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux, this Saint Julien property was ranked as a Deuxime Cru or Second Growth. Today it is considered one of the "Super Seconds" and one of the leading estates of Saint Julien. " Looking at the 2018 Chteau Ducru Beaucaillou, I was stopped in my