Chateau Branaire-Ducru

Château Branaire-Ducru is a historic Saint-Julien estate in Bordeaux, classified as a Fourth Growth in the 1855 Médoc classification. Its origins date back to 1680, when Jean-Baptiste Braneyre acquired part of the vast Beychevelle estate and recognized the quality of its deep gravel terroir. The château itself, built in neo-classical style in 1824, later took on the Ducru name through family inheritance. After a long period in the same extended family and subsequent owners in the 20th century, a major modern renais…