Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Haut-Medoc Madame de Beaucaillou 2020 042726OFFER sweet and jammy — and

sweet and jammy — and then there's Gioia del Colle

young wine to wines that are already being aged in barrels

put into bottle unfiltered for a secondary ferment

that's how we feel every time we get to pop a bottle of Doyard's "entry level" wine

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Haut-Medoc Madame de Beaucaillou 2020 042726OFFER sweet and jammy — andBruno Borie's Haut Medoc cuvee, made at Ducru Beaucaillou and dedicated to the women of the family. Not to be confused with the estate's second wine this is a separate bottling sourced from cooler, gravel rich parcels outside the Saint Julien boundary, then crafted with the same meticulous hand that defines the Grand Vin. 2020 was a sun soaked, polished vintage and Madame delivers genuine class at a fraction of the cost of her famous sibling. A smart