Ducru-Beaucaillou

Specification

Producer

Ducru-Beaucaillou

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

Classification

Second Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Vintage

2000

Case

12 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

DUCBEA0012X75

About this wine

Ducru-Beaucaillou is refined and harmonious, with blackcurrant, cedar and fine-grained tannins. It ages very well and is usually at its best from around fifteen years after the vintage.

About Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a Second Growth of Saint-Julien, its château facing the Gironde estuary. The name refers to the “beautiful pebbles” of its gravel soils. It has been owned by the Borie family since 1941.

Ducru is one of the leading “super seconds”, known for wines of classic elegance and great consistency.