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1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Lightly elevated cork

Minimum Bid is $325
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ITEM 10570731 - Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased at auction; Consignor is second owner

Bidder Amount Total
$325
Item Sold Amount Date
I10553099 2 $340 Dec 28, 2025
I10518944 1 $320 Nov 30, 2025
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I10465906 1 $320 Nov 2, 2025
I10452698 1 $360 Oct 26, 2025
I10393931 1 $300 Sep 21, 2025
I10347664 1 $305 Aug 31, 2025
1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

RATINGS

97Jeb Dunnuck

...insanely complex bouquet of sweet red and black fruits, cedary herbs, graphite, tobacco, and forest floor, it’s powerful yet seamless on the palate, with resolved tannins, no hard edges, and a fabulous finish.

96The Wine Advocate

...rich bouquet of blackcurrants, licorice, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, it's full-bodied, fleshy and muscular, with a broad attack that segues into a deep core of fruit framed by ripe, powdery tannins and succulent acids.

95Decanter Magazine (points)

A gorgeous nose, really quite perfumed and fragrant with jasmine and strawberry aromas. Full and thrilling on the palate, I love the style and sense of life - this has muscles and sinewy tannins, thick almost in terms of texture. So assured, racy, bright and vibrant with high acidity giving the tang. Sour cherries, vanilla, cola, baked pies and salty stones that linger on the finish.

93James Suckling

It shows beautiful sweet tobacco, flowers, and currants on the nose. It’s full body, silky with fine tannins. It’s ready and pretty.

93.4CellarTracker

91Wine Spectator

This Ducru '82 has always been a beauty. Dark ruby in color, with a slight amber edge. Very fresh and floral, with loads of berry and rose character. Medium-bodied, with a good balance of soft tannins and a caressing finish.

90Vinous / IWC

It starts promisingly with quite a mineral-driven bouquet...plenty of black fruit mixed with undergrowth and leather, a touch of chlorophyll too...medium-bodied...

17.5Jancis Robinson

Sweet, liquorice nose and rather attractively pungent on the finish...with such fruit intensity...

***Michael Broadbent

PRODUCER

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a Second-Growth estate in the St.-Julien appellation. The estate’s history goes back centuries, and five families have owned and operated it over many generations. Today the 128-acre estate is owned by the Borie family, who purchased it in 1941. The family also owns Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Château Haut-Batailley. Ducru-Beaucaillou means “beautiful stones,” and the estate was named after the impressive, large stones in the region. Vineyards are planted to 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. About 220,000 bottles are produced annually. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the wine of Ducru-Beaucaillou is the essence of elegance, symmetry, balance, breed, class and distinction.”

REGION

France, Bordeaux, St.-Julien

Saint-Julien is the smallest of the four main Médoc appellations with 2,175 acres of vineyards. It is just south of Pauillac on the left bank of the Gironde, and although it has no First Growth châteaux, its 11 Classified Growth estates are widely admired. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that winemaking in Saint-Julien from all classifications “is consistently both distinctive and brilliant.” He adds it is Médoc’s “most underrated commune.” The best-known estates are Léoville Las Cases, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Léoville Poyferré, Léoville Barton and Gruaud Larose, and most of those have riverside estates. The soil in this appellation is gravelly with clay. Cabernet Sauvignon is the main grape grown, and it is blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and sometimes small amounts of Petit Verdot.