Quatrième Grand Cru Classé en 1855 · Red

Where is Château Branaire-Ducru wine from?

Château Branaire-Ducru is a red wine from Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, in Médoc, Bordeaux, France. It is classified Quatrième Grand Cru Classé en 1855 and made mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Château Branaire-Ducru wine label — Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0

Château Branaire-Ducru at a glance

Classification	Quatrième Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Style	Red wine
Grapes	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Village or town	Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Subregion	Médoc
Region	Bordeaux
Country	France
Vineyard area	60 ha
Coordinates	45.1453, -0.7384

Château Branaire-Ducru

Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, Bordeaux, France

Quatrième Grand Cru Classé en 1855

Faces Château Beychevelle, from whose lands it was carved

Appellation: Saint-Julien
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Vineyard: 60 ha

The estate comes from the break-up of the Beychevelle lands after the death of the Duke of Épernon in 1661; Jean-Baptiste Braneyre bought part of them in 1680. The Duluc family built the present château in 1824. A 1934 bottle of Branaire-Ducru is central to Roald Dahl's short story 'Taste'.

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