A little over a month ago I showed my Bordeaux wine selection, today I sold my last bottle of 1880 Ducru Beaucaillou!
And I was 100% sure It was dead! But boy was I wrong!
This for me really shows why Bordeaux got to the Prestige is has today.
On the nose the wine started of like a Bubble Gum or red fruit candy fully cooked/stewed preserved, with a very very fine and Integrated tertiary notes forest, tobacco and so on, but they were really smooth and in the background.
The palate is where this wine goes crazy! It was still such a balanced experience with a very bright and still fresh acidity, low fruit but It was still there, tannins smooth like a baby's bum, and then the tertiary flavors integreted the most beautifully I have ever tried in a wine!
I'm pretty much out of words or knowledge to really understand what i just tried and served!
But one thing is for sure! They made wines different back in 1880! Im so sure they didnt pump over like some do today, lower alcohol not as heavy in everything as today!
STUNNING!
Sold for a price og 8.500,- ddk around 1351 usd! Low price but the guest also have to pay if its bad.
by TmLoewen
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Wow first of all that bottle has survived so many wars and the fact that it was still pleasurable is incredible but not surprising.
Were you able to determine provenance at all, or was it just a wild gamble?
this is incredible!
how did you open this? i have a 1946 bottle i recently purchased in rioja that i am deathly afraid to open due to the cork being a potential mess, i love how this looks opened. saber method?
Woah. Did this carry any varietal characteristics? Or did it just taste like old wine that was well preserved?
Makes you wonder how long some modern vintages will last with all the modern techniques we have now.
What
Not to be a hater……but…….. lower alcohol, no sulfites, rebottling. I doubt an 1880 would be drinkable.
holy crap!
Quatortiaries at this point, lol
Amazing, thanks for sharing!
Literally tasting history in a bottle. Thanks for sharing!