Château
Château Branaire-Ducru
A fourth growth of 1855 in Saint-Julien, Branaire-Ducru faces Château Beychevelle across the road, on gravel near the estuary. Its vineyard came out of the break-up of the Beychevelle estate at the end of the seventeenth century.
Estate websiteClassifications
- The Official Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855 — Médoc and Graves
Fourth Growths · Since 1855
Sources
- Official sourceLe classement GCC 1855 par appellation — Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855— Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855 (Médoc & Sauternes)
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Saint-Julien »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO)
- Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press