1996 Ducru

I opened a bottle of 1996 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou last night with grilled NY Strip steaks. I opened and decanted the bottle for a hour before dinner. The color was deep reddish purple with a faint amount of clearing at the rim. The nose was tight and mineral driven with no hint of TCA or Brett. The wine was undrinkable. Very little fruit and a very tart acidic and tannic. I'm not sure exactly what flaw or taint that I would say afflicted this bottle but it was clearly of. The cork was in excellent condition. Just a bad bottle I guess. I did come back to it later in the evening and it was just pure acid.