CHATEAU DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU, 1996

SAINT-JULIEN

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION	Second Grand Cru classé, Saint-Julien
GRAPE VARIETIES	Cabernet sauvignon, merlot
AROMAS	Blackcurrant, raspberry, mineral, redcurrant
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING	Beef sucking lamb, game
WINEMAKING	Depending on the vintage, winemaking in wood and stainless steel vats. Wine ageing in French oak barrels for 18 months
BOTTLE SIZE	75 CL

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Vineyard Detail

AGRICULTURE	Sustainable, in organic agriculture transition
GRAPE VARIETIES	Red varieties: 70% of cabernet-sauvignon, 25% of merlot, 5% of cabernet franc
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA	55 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCTION	215,000 bottles
HARVEST	Manual
SOIL	Gunzian gravel soil

History and anecdotes

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou was classified as Second Grand Cru in the 1855 classification, in Saint-Julien appellation. This Château was founded more than 300 years ago. Near the Gironde estuary, it was named after its “beautiful pebbles” (“beaux cailloux” in French), gunzian gravels carried along by the Gironde more than two million years ago. The Borie family acquired it in 1941.

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION	Second Grand Cru classé, Saint-Julien
GRAPE VARIETIES	Cabernet sauvignon, merlot
AROMAS	Blackcurrant, raspberry, mineral, redcurrant
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING	Beef sucking lamb, game
WINEMAKING	Depending on the vintage, winemaking in wood and stainless steel vats. Wine ageing in French oak barrels for 18 months
BOTTLE SIZE	75 CL