Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2020

An iconic Saint-Julien Cru Classé, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou oversees a prestigious terroir. In the past 300 years, six families have worked ceaselessly to elevate this estate to the international reputation it enjoys today. A property of the Borie family since 1941, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou takes its name from its terroir of “beautiful pebbles” made up of Gunzian gravel. Under the leadership of Bruno Borie, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou has become one of the greatest red wines of Saint-Julien. Vintage after vintage, the estate’s wines have delighted fans of the Médoc around the world.

A particularity of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is the exceptional quality of its vineyard planted on Bordeaux's Left Bank. The vines are planted in Günzian and Pyrenean gravel soils deposited by the Gironde estuary nearly two million years ago. From these poor soils, exceptional wines are born.

For the 2020 vintage, the Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is adorned with a new label celebrating the 300th anniversary of this esteemed Saint-Julien estate.

Aging lasted 18 months, exclusively in new French oak barrels. Ullage was carried out regularly during the first six months of agiing, as well as "à l'esquive" rackings every three months, for a total of seven rackings during the agiing process.

Grape Composition: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot