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| Name | Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou |
| Vintage | - |
| Country | France |
Region: St.Julien
Average annual production: Approximate 12,000 to 19,000 cases
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5% and Petit Verdot 5%
Area under vine: 50 Hectares
Soil: Well drained gravel with stones up to 2.5 inches in diameter
Ageing: 18 months
History: The name, given by the former owner Monsieur Ducru, literally and appropriately means 'beautiful pebbles'. The chief feature of the vineyard is its richness in the pebbles, or 'cailloux' which contribute to the greatness of so many wines of the Medoc. This gravel, about 5 meters deep, is on a calcareous base of about the same thickness. Just before the war, the vineyard became run down and many Bordeaux critics felt it no longer deserved its place as a second growth. In 1942 the Borie family purchased the vineyard and raised it to heights that it had never known before, receiving top ratings amongst the Second Growths. Successive generations of the Borie family oversee all winemaking operations.
- Information extracted from: http://www.cellarnotes.net/chateau_ducru.htm
Average annual production: Approximate 12,000 to 19,000 cases
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 5% and Petit Verdot 5%
Area under vine: 50 Hectares
Soil: Well drained gravel with stones up to 2.5 inches in diameter
Ageing: 18 months
History: The name, given by the former owner Monsieur Ducru, literally and appropriately means 'beautiful pebbles'. The chief feature of the vineyard is its richness in the pebbles, or 'cailloux' which contribute to the greatness of so many wines of the Medoc. This gravel, about 5 meters deep, is on a calcareous base of about the same thickness. Just before the war, the vineyard became run down and many Bordeaux critics felt it no longer deserved its place as a second growth. In 1942 the Borie family purchased the vineyard and raised it to heights that it had never known before, receiving top ratings amongst the Second Growths. Successive generations of the Borie family oversee all winemaking operations.
- Information extracted from: http://www.cellarnotes.net/chateau_ducru.htm