La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou

2nd wine

Saint-Julien

2018

Blend

62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, Red, 2018
Category: Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair with pork filet mignon, roast leg of lamb, beef stew or coq au vin.

La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou

2nd wine

Saint-Julien

2018

Tasting notes

Deep, vivid, intense purple-black and brilliant color. Nose is open, generous and hamonious. Redolent of pure, ripe, healthy fruits, rich and warm bouquet. Palate is truly remarkable, energy and vivacity, wonderful polished tannins. Deep fruited and delicious. Very long persistence.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 75 hectares
Soil composition: Layered pebbles and gravel with a clay-limestone base.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Hand-picked and sorted with delicate extraction phase.
Maceration technique: Vinification, maintaining each plot separate.
Aging: Oak Barrels
18 months, 50% new oak barrels
Type of oak: French

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou derives its name from the unique soil type of the vineyard, large pebbles. Belonging to the Borie family since 1942.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

Chemical fertilisers have been replaced by high-quality manure and compost, and insecticides by pheromones to combat grape worms or kaolinite clay to lure green leafhoppers. This integrated approach to winegrowing has earned the estate ISO 14001 certification since 2016, and HVE3 (high environmental value level 3) certification since 2017.