Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

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The vineyard is located in the commune of Saint-Julien in the Médoc (Bordeaux). The estate, which arose from a division of the Beychevelle barony, was acquired by the eponymous Bertrand Ducru in 1795. The second part of the name is derived from the pebble soil (beau caillou = beautiful pebble). In the 1855 Bordeaux classification, it was awarded second place (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé). The classification is said to be due to the fact that Ducru-Beaucaillou was constantly served during the meetings of the classification committee.

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In 1866, the estate was acquired by the Johnson family, who sold it to Desbartes de Burke in 1928. It was finally acquired by Francis Borie (1890-1953) in 1941. His son Jean-Eugène Borie (1921-1998) then developed it into a top wine estate. Today, the estate is run by his second son Bruno Borie (the first son is François-Xavier Borie). This branch of the Borie family also owns other wine estates under the name Châteaux & Domaines Jean-Eugène Borie (see the closely intertwined Borie and Castéja family history under Borie-Manoux).

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