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12 Bottles 1983 Château Ducru Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 EUR Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR
12 Bottles 1983 Château Ducru Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien
Twelve bottles of Château Ducru Beaucaillou
1983 vintage
Saint-Julien, Bordeaux/France
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: high fill
James Suckling (1994): 87/100

This lot comprises one original wooden case with twelve bottles of 1983 vintage Château Ducru Beaucaillou from the Saint-Julien appellation in Bordeaux.

Saint-Julien is an appellation in Médoc by the Gironde estuary, adjacent to Pauillac. The predominant grape variety here is Cabernet Sauvignon and the wines are powerful, complex and long-lived. The wines from the northern part of the appellation are comparable to those from Pauillac, while in the south the wines tend to be more elegant like those from Margaux. In the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 there are no premier cru wine estates in Saint-Julien, although the best grand crus of the region, including Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, would most likely be rated even higher today.

The fill levels are excellent (high fill). The labels and capsules are in perfect condition.

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a famous wine estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux. In the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 it was classified as Deuxième Cru Classé. According to one story, the wine was served during the sessions preceding the classification. The estate is owned by the Borie family, who also own the Châteaux Haut-Batailley and Grand-Puy-Lacoste, since 1941. It is advised by oenologist Jacques Boissenot and his son Eric, who are advisors to four of the five Premier Crus as well as a variety of other well-known wineries in Bordeaux.

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou has a vineyard area of 75 hectares, planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (70 %) and Merlot (30 %). The average age of the vines is 35 years. Around 300,000 bottles are produced per year, of which 25 % are sold as the estate’s second wine, La Croix de Beaucaillou.
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