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CHATEAU DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU
In the seventeenth century this great property was actually a portion of the great Beychevelle estate which extended over the whole of southern St-Julien and the neighboring communes. Upon its dismembering at the end of that century a number of well known names in St-Julien, that of Branaire, Saint-Pierre and Beaucaillou, began a separate existence. Château Beaucaillou is usually addressed as Ducru-Beaucaillou from the name of its one-time owner, Mr. Bertrand Ducru. The vineyard, well named "beaux cailloux" (the beautiful pebbles), lies on 124 acres of well situated gravelly crests that run parallel to the Gironde. The percentage of varietals planted are 65 Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc and 5 Petit Verdot although the latter two varietals do not necessarily end up in the final blend. The resultant wine is famed for a little more subtlety and femininity than the wine of its more northerly neighbor Léoville Las Cases. Bottles from 20 to 30 year old vintages age gracefully and preserve their freshness and vitality, a touch more corpulence than other Saint Julien wines. Nothing is neglected to achieve the very highest quality so much so that many Bordeaux specialists consider this estate to be the quintessential Médoc wine.
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
--Vintage 1959(1)
--Vintage 1961(1)
Both levels: top shoulder; one nicked label
Above 2 bottles per lot
In the seventeenth century this great property was actually a portion of the great Beychevelle estate which extended over the whole of southern St-Julien and the neighboring communes. Upon its dismembering at the end of that century a number of well known names in St-Julien, that of Branaire, Saint-Pierre and Beaucaillou, began a separate existence. Château Beaucaillou is usually addressed as Ducru-Beaucaillou from the name of its one-time owner, Mr. Bertrand Ducru. The vineyard, well named "beaux cailloux" (the beautiful pebbles), lies on 124 acres of well situated gravelly crests that run parallel to the Gironde. The percentage of varietals planted are 65 Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc and 5 Petit Verdot although the latter two varietals do not necessarily end up in the final blend. The resultant wine is famed for a little more subtlety and femininity than the wine of its more northerly neighbor Léoville Las Cases. Bottles from 20 to 30 year old vintages age gracefully and preserve their freshness and vitality, a touch more corpulence than other Saint Julien wines. Nothing is neglected to achieve the very highest quality so much so that many Bordeaux specialists consider this estate to be the quintessential Médoc wine.
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
--Vintage 1959(1)
--Vintage 1961(1)
Both levels: top shoulder; one nicked label
Above 2 bottles per lot