Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru‑Beaucaillou is one of Bordeaux’s most renowned “super seconds,” a Second Growth in the 1855 classification and a flagship estate of Saint‑Julien. Winegrowing on the site dates back several centuries, with the Ducru family giving the château its current name in the late 18th century, and the Borie family taking ownership in 1941. Today it is run by Bruno‑Eugène Borie, whose tenure since the early 2000s has been marked by a strong qualitative drive and a more severe selection for the grand vin, cementin…