In the famed 1855 classification, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou was designated a Second Growth. While the classification has remained largely unchanged, some wines in recent times have been labeled as Super Seconds, suggesting that if there were to be a new version of the classification, they should be considered for promotion to First Growth status. Ducru would undoubtedly be one of these châteaux. Rightly celebrated for producing some of the most refined wines in the Médoc, Ducru’s elegance is attributed to its prized terroir, situated literally next door to Château Latour. It is a truism in Bordeaux that those estates with a view of the Gironde make great wines, and Ducru has glorious views. Despite its proximity to Latour, the wines more resemble the elegance of Lafite rather than the power of Latour. The estate was first purchased in 1941 by Jean-Eugène Borie and is now in the capable hands of Bruno Borie. He has a passion for quality in the wine that borders on the obsessive. From the draconian selection process in the vineyard to the ultra-precise winemaking, he has spared nothing, his only goal to produce the best wine possible. This meticulous attention to detail has made Ducru the embodiment of elegance, finesse, breed, and class. A quintessential wine from Saint Julien with its beauty coming from balance rather than brawn, Ducru has for the last thirty years been producing first growth quality wines.