Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (2. Cru) ligger i Saint Julien og er en af områdets absolut største vinproducenter – både hvad angår slottet, jorderne og kendskabet til slottets vine.

Slottets 75 ha vinmarker er beplantet med 70 % Cabernet Sauvignon og 30 % Merlot. Vinstokkenes gennemsnitsalder er 35 år. Der produceres årligt ca. 228.000 flasker af 1. vinen Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2. Cru og 2. vinen La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou (tidligere La Croix de Beaucaillou), der går for at være en af de bedste 2. vine i Médoc! Slottet producerer også en 3. vin Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou.

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is named after the beautiful, large stones found in its unique wine-growing terroir. This exceptional ecosystem produces fine, elegant, tasty wines, with a long finish – in short, archetypal Saint-Julien wines. Perched on an exceptional site with incomparable views over the Gironde estuary, centered on a hundred-year-old park, Ducru-Beaucaillou is a majestic, Victorian-style château, which has, over time, become one of the great symbols of the Médoc. Unusual for Bordeaux, it is built directly above the barrel cellars, enveloping its residing owners for over sixty years, in the sumptuous aromas of their wine. Since his arrival in 2003, Bruno-Eugène Borie has focused on excellence, having transformed an already successful and respected château into one of the leading vineyards from the 1855 classification.