Château Branaire Ducru

Château Branaire-Ducru is a wine estate based the Saint-Julien appellation, in the Haut-Médoc region, Bordeaux. The estate was ranked a fourth growth in the 1855 Classification. Since 1988, Branaire-Ducru has been owned by Patrick Maroteaux, a former banker who fell in love with the Saint-Julien appellation and Branaire-Ducru itself. Under his ownership, 10 hectares (25 acres) have been added to the estate, and the winery and vineyards have undergone a complete modernization and renovation. The wines of Branaire-Ducru are pure in terms of their fruit and have the structure and integration to allow long aging.

A beautiful bottle at full maturity, the wine is soft, medium bodied, elegant and fresh. The ripe, red fruit notes are front and center. The lively finish is soft, polished, refined and complete, with its earthy, tobacco leaf and cocoa touches.