Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, La Croix de Beaucaillou 2018 vs Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2019
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2019 currently starts £0.20 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £65.20 | £65.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Ducru-Beaucaillou | Domaine De Chevalier |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, La Croix de Beaucaillou 2018
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, a Second Growth estate under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, is celebrated for producing wines of remarkable finesse and structure. La Croix de Beaucaillou is crafted with the same care and attention as the grand vin, offering a more immediate and accessible interpretation of the château's style. Medium to full-bodied with velvety tannins and a seamless texture. The La Croix's ripe dark fruit flavours are interwoven with hints of spice, liquorice, and earthy minerality, creating a harmonious and well-balanced profile. Pair with grilled ribeye steak or lamb chops, roast duck with a red wine reduction, or wild mushroom risotto.
Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2019
Domaine de Chevalier is one of Pessac-Léognan's most exceptional estates, and the 2019 is a reminder of exactly why it commands such fierce loyalty among those who know Bordeaux beyond the headline châteaux. This is a wine built on Cabernet Sauvignon's structural backbone, with Merlot lending flesh and Petit Verdot adding a violet-edged intensity. The tannins are firm and linear right now — this is not a wine to crack open without ceremony in 2026 — but they carry genuine finesse rather than brute force, and the acidity keeps everything alive and focused through a long, perfumed finish. William Kelley called it a masterclass in contemporary Bordeaux, and we're not arguing. Give it until at least 2029, and ideally 2030 onwards, and you'll be rewarded with something rather special.
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