Contains 1x75cl bottle of each:

Pétrus 2014 - 93 pts | Neal Martin (Wine Advocate)

Lafite 2014 - 95 pts | Neal Martin (Wine Advocate)

Mouton Rothschild 2014 - 97 pts | Antonio Galloni (Vinous)

Margaux 2014 - 95 pts | Neal Martin (Wine Advocate)

Haut-Brion 2014 - 97 pts | Antonio Galloni (Vinous)

La Mission Haut-Brion 2014 - 96 pts | Neal Martin (Vinous)

Cheval Blanc 2014 - 95 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

D'Yquem 2014 - 96-98 pts | Neal Martin (Wine Advocate)

Contains 1x75cl bottle of each:

Pétrus 2015 - 100 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

Lafite Rothschild 2015 - 96+ pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

Mouton Rothschild 2015 - 98 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

Margaux 2015 - 99 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

Haut-Brion 2015 - 100 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

La Mission Haut-Brion 2015 - 98 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

d’Yquem 2015 - 100 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

Ausone 2015 - 99 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

Cheval Blanc 2015 - 100 pts | Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate)

Pétrus (100WA)
Lafite Rothschild (99WA)
Ausone (99WA)
Mouton Rothschild (100WA)
Cheval Blanc (100WA)
Haut-Brion (100WA)
Margaux (99WA)
La Mission Haut-Brion (98+WA), d’Yquem (98WA)

Pétrus (98+WA)
Lafite Rothschild (97+WA)
Ausone (98WA)
Mouton Rothschild (96+WA)
Cheval Blanc (96+WA)
Haut-Brion (97WA)
Margaux (98WA)
La Mission Haut-Brion (96+WA)
d’Yquem (97-99WA)

The Duclot Collection Case 2018 contains one bottle of nine of the very top wines of 2018 from across both banks of Bordeaux, giving a marvellous cross section of what Bordeaux has to offer in this fabulous vintage. These Duclot cases have become collectors’ items that are especially popular as gifts, legacies for children etc. The year 2018 will always be special to someone, for some reason, and to mark it with nine of the best wines from a vintage like 2018 will always be desirable. And of course, the wines in this case will drink for another 40-50 years.

 

The Duclot Collection Case 2018 contains 1x75cl of each following :

 

Château Pétrus | 100 pts Wine Advocate

Château Ausone | 100 pts Wine Advocate

Château Cheval Blanc | 98+ pts Wine Advocate

Château Margaux | 100 pts Wine Advocate

Château Haut-Brion | 100 pts Wine Advocate

Château Mouton Rothschild | 99 pts Wine Advocate

Château Lafite Rothschild | 100 pts Wine Advocate

Château La Mission Haut-Brion | 99 pts Wine Advocate

Château d’Yquem | 98 pts Wine Advocate

It contains one bottle 1x75cl of each:

 

Château d'Yquem

Château Haut-Brion

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Château Mouton Rothschild

Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Margaux

Château Ausone

Château Cheval Blanc

Petrus

The Wine Cellar Insider (98)

One of the recently released bottles from Ducru Beaucaillou, which you can tell, as it sports the modern design, was about as good a bottle of 82 Ducru as you are ever going to have. Full-bodied, elegant, rich, multi-layered, and multi-faceted, the tobacco, cedar, currant, and wet forest profile on the nose was great. But the layers of ripe, lush, rich fruits with their silky, refined tannins stole the show. Popped and poured, perhaps 30 minutes or so would have improved the experience, but as the wine developed in the glass, we were more than happy.

Wine Spectator (95)

A monster in its infancy. Almost black in color, with intense cassis, herb and mint aromas and superrich, dense cassis and licorice flavors. May last forever.--Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical. -TM

Wine Spectator (95)

A monster in its infancy. Almost black in color, with intense cassis, herb and mint aromas and superrich, dense cassis and licorice flavors. May last forever.--Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical. -TM

Wine Spectator (92)

Youthful and vigorous beneath a polished surface, offering beautifully modulated currant, blackberry and chocolate flavors that resonate on the finish. The tannins are not obtrusive, allowing the flavors to ring true. Should develop well with cellaring through 1996 to '98.

Wine Spectator (92)

Delivers lots of tanned leather and spices, with very ripe fruit, from dried strawberry to raisin, turning to jam. Full-bodied, offering a very fresh palate of exotic fruit, currant and raisin as well as silky and polished tannins. So long and beautiful. Why wait? But it has a long life ahead. There is a lot of bottle variation in this wine due to TCA issues, but this is a beauty.¿'89/'99 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2009). Drink now. -JS

Wine Spectator (89)

Tough and muscular, with loads of fruit hidden underneath the sharp tannins. A little clumsy now; needs time to mellow. Best after 1998. 17,000 cases made.

Wine Spectator (89)

Tough and muscular, with loads of fruit hidden underneath the sharp tannins. A little clumsy now; needs time to mellow. Best after 1998. 17,000 cases made.

Wine Advocate (90)

Ducru-Beaucaillou experienced an uncharacteristically shaky period between 1986 and 1990. The winemaking did not suffer, but the inconsistency from bottle to bottle (too many wines exhibited a musty, wet cardboard-like aroma), is history. The construction of a new cellar and replacement of every barrel has guaranteed the conditions necessary to produce trouble free wines. Ducru is on a roll, with fine efforts over recent vintages, including an exceptional 1994, spectacular 1995, and what looks to be an equally profound, super-concentrated 1996. A top-notch effort in this vintage, Ducru-Beaucaillou's 1994 displays a dark purple color, a textbook, cassis, mineral, licorice, and floral-scented nose, medium body, outstanding extract and purity, moderate tannin, and a persuasively rich, sweet, spicy finish. Everything is well-integrated (including the tannin). This should prove to be a classic St.-Julien. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2022.

One of the oldest estates in the Medoc their wine structures very well to age, a characteristic of the best Bordeaux wines. The 1996 is full bodied with typical muscularity and good concentration. There is lots of ripe tannin but even more fruit presence.

James Suckling (97)

An incredible nose, with insane richness and notes of spices, leather, and sultanas. Full-bodied, with an amazing concentration of fruit and velvety tannins. A real blockbuster, lots of material here. Don't touch it for five years, pull the cork after 2015.

Wine Advocate (93)

One can’t say enough about the efforts Bruno Borie is pouring into this wonderful estate that I have often called the “Lafite Rothschild of St.-Julien.” An undeniable success, the 2004 Ducru boasts sweet aromas of creme de cassis, spring flowers, pain grille, licorice, and road tar. This pure, medium-bodied wine possesses moderately high tannin, superb concentration, good sweetness, and low acidity. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25 years. Also tasted: 2004 Croix de Beaucaillou (88; $25.00)