Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2015

Château Ducru – Beaucaillou 2015 750ml

The 2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is the estate's classified grand vin from Saint-Julien, not La Croix or Le Petit Ducru. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates this concentrated Médoc blend.

Vintage Character

A warm, dry growing season produced small, thick-skinned grapes. The estate reported a notably small crop, with concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon forming the dominant part of the blend.

Tasting Profile & Food Pairing

The estate style emphasizes a gently fruity attack, voluptuous breadth, integrated silky tannins and a notably persistent finish.

Pairing: Roast beef, Lamb, Venison, Mature hard cheese.

Winemaking & Maturation

Harvested from 28 September to 6 October after stringent sorting. The 30 hl/ha yield was exceptionally low, followed by maturation in new French oak barrels.

Parcel-specific vinification with stringent manual, mechanical and optical grape sorting.

Aged in French oak barrels.

Technical details: 18 months maturation · 1% new oak · 30 hl/ha yield

Winery Background

A historic Saint-Julien estate associated with six owning families over three centuries and now led by the Borie family. Its grand vin comes from gravel soils near the Gironde estuary and holds Second Growth status in the 1855 classification.

Ducru Beaucaillou SA: Deuxième Grand Cru Classé · First recorded 1720 · 75 ha vineyard

Product Highlights

• Exact 2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou grand vin.
• 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot.
• Deuxième Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Julien.
• 750ml bottle; 13.5% ABV.

Product Information

• Producer: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
• Classification: Deuxième Grand Cru Classé
• Type: Red wine
• Country: France
• Region: Bordeaux, Médoc
• Appellation: Saint-Julien
• Vintage: 2015
• Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Volume: 750ml

Why choose Château Ducru – Beaucaillou 2015 750ml?

Choose for a Cabernet-led, classified Saint-Julien from an established Médoc estate and a concentrated low-yield vintage.

Who is Château Ducru – Beaucaillou 2015 750ml best for?

Collectors and drinkers seeking structured, age-worthy Left Bank Bordeaux.

What is Château Ducru – Beaucaillou 2015 750ml?

A 2015 Saint-Julien red Bordeaux grand vin from Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, classified Deuxième Grand Cru Classé in 1855.

Is this La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou?

No. This is Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, the estate's classified grand vin; La Croix is a separate cuvée.

What does Château Ducru – Beaucaillou 2015 750ml taste like?

Château Ducru – Beaucaillou 2015 750ml offers gently fruity, broad and voluptuous with integrated silky tannins.; Exceptionally persistent..