Petit Ducru Beaucaillou
In Saint-Julien, Le Petit Ducru Beaucaillou captures the discipline of Château Ducru‑Beaucaillou in a more immediate register. The estate has watched the Gironde since 1720, and the Borie family—at the helm since 1941—continues to interpret the famed gravel ‘beau caillou’ soils with exacting precision.
Built from rigorously selected parcels and lots not destined for the Grand Vin, it follows the same standards of ripeness, hand harvesting and sorting. Cabernet Sauvignon provides the spine, supported by Merlot and small complementary varieties for balance and structure. Temperature-controlled fermentations and gentle extraction focus on finesse rather than power.
Élevage in French oak—barriques and larger vessels depending on the vintage—polishes the tannins and frames the terroir. The result reads as classic Left Bank craft: linear, poised and unmistakably Saint‑Julien in its gravel-driven identity.Petit Ducru Beaucaillou
In Saint-Julien, Le Petit Ducru Beaucaillou captures the discipline of Château Ducru‑Beaucaillou in a more immediate register. The estate has watched the Gironde since 1720, and the Borie family—at the helm since 1941—continues to interpret the famed gravel ‘beau caillou’ soils with exacting precision.
Built from rigorously selected parcels and lots not destined for the Grand Vin, it follows the same standards of ripeness, hand harvesting and sorting. Cabernet Sauvignon provides the spine, supported by Merlot and small complementary varieties for balance and structure. Temperature-controlled fermentations and gentle extraction focus on finesse rather than power.
Élevage in French oak—barriques and larger vessels depending on the vintage—polishes the tannins and frames the terroir. The result reads as classic Left Bank craft: linear, poised and unmistakably Saint‑Julien in its gravel-driven identity.
