It could be the title of a country music ballad – “I’m Just the Fourth Label of a Second-Growth Wine.” In fact, it’s not even an estate wine, which may be the reason why the Ducru-Beaucaillou website and that of MISA, the importer, fail to list it at all. First introduced in 2019, Madame is a very good wine, certainly for the price. Overall, a nice, moderate-bodied food Claret with flavors of blackberry and black cherries with dry herbs in the finish and modest tannins.
Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Haut-Médoc (Bordeaux, France) “Madame de Beaucaillou” 2020 ($25, MISA)
By Roger Morris
