Region: Bordeaux, France

Vintage: 2022

Composition: 75% Merlot Noir – 20% Cabernet Sauvignon – 5% Petit Verdot

History: Chateau 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, archetypical Saint-Julien wines. Perched on an exceptional site with incomparable views over the Gironde estuary, in the center of a hundred-year-old park, Ducru-Beaucaillou is a majestic, Victorian-style castle, 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 owners, who have lived here for over sixty years. Today, the estate is managed by the company Jean Eugène Borie SA, which is owned by Mrs Borie, her daughter Sabine Coiffe and her son Bruno-Eugène, CEO since 2003, the third generation of the Borie family to head the estate. There are very close links between this estate and the five families who have been its successive owners.

Tasting Notes:

Generous nose leading with lavish Fleur de Lys followed by ripe blackberries and java plums, and wafts of cocoa and vanilla bean with aeration. Full bodied with concentrated fruits and plush, velvet tannins, lifted by a juicy freshness that brings vibrancy to the voluptuous texture. The finish is nuanced, smooth and long. A rich and refined beauty.