La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou

The LaCroix de Beaucaillou emerges from a south-facing parcel in the center of Saint-Julien. Typically, a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Ducru-Beaucaillou's 50 hectares of vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 65% Merlot 25% Cabernet Franc 5% and Petit Verdot 5%) lie on deep large-stone gravel beds enriched with alluvial soil deposits and with a high clay content.The Croix de Beaucaillou is aged 12 months in barrels (20 to 40% new wood).