Christmas 2022 advent calendar, day 4

every year starting with November 30, I am creating a line up of wines that I take out of my wine fridge in order to try until Christmas and New Years' Eve; I am trying to taste a variety of wines but focus on quality and wines that have received good reviews; so this is wine no4, or day 4 if you wish of my personal Christmas advent calendar for 2022.

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Producer: Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Label: La Croix de Beaucaillou

Vintage: 2016

Appellation: Bordeaux, Saint Julien

Varietal: Blend - 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot & 4% Petit Verdot

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Glass: Zalto Denk'Art Bordeaux

Temperature: 16-18 Celsius

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The wine needs to breathe; on the nose, it's vibrant with aromas of dark ripe chassis and plum, with spicy notes of tobacco leaves and leather. fresh on the mouth, with elegant and fine tannins and a medium+ aftertaste that makes you want more of that finesse.

vintages to seek for: 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020

rating: ⭐️⭐️ ; price: 💰💰

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rating scale:

⭐️ - a wine that I enjoyed; most probably would not buy again for my collection.

⭐️⭐️ - a wine that I liked; I would seek for the best vintages to get in my collection.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a wine that I loved and will remember; I would buy again and again and keep for my loved ones to enjoy.

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price scale:

💰: less than $30

💰💰: more than $30 and less than $100

💰💰💰: more than $100