La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou (2nd of 2ème) Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France 2017

This is the second wine of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. La Croix de Beaucaillou is produced from the same vineyard as the first wine.

Dense structure and tannins. Ripe black fruit. Rich, voluptuous, and elegant.

The grapes are all harvested manually. They are sorted in the vines on mobile tables to avoid contact between unhealthy and healthy grapes during transport to the vat room.

The wine is matured for 12 months. Bottling is performed with special care in regard to both oenological controls and homogenisation of the overall batch. The 5 cork makers supplying the estate have signed a detailed and stringent quality charter.

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen Deuxièmes Crus (Second Growths) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is named after the beautiful, large stones found in its unique wine-growing terroir. This exceptional ecosystem produces fine, elegant, tasty wines, with a long finish – in short, archetypal Saint-Julien wines.