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Chateau Branaire Ducru is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.
Chateau Branaire Ducru is also the name of the main red wine produced by this property and which was classified as one of the ten 'Fourth Growths' (Quatrièmes Crus) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Although the actual chateau is located on the southern border of the appellation, across from Chateau Beychevelle, the vineyards of the estate are spread throughout Saint-Julien.
In total, the vineyards cover 50 hectares (about 120 acres). The majority of plantings are devoted to Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), followed by Merlot (22%), Cabernet Franc (4%) and Petit Verdot (4%). The vines average 35 years of age and are harvested by hand. The grand vin Chateau Branaire Ducru averages about 15,000 cases per year. Branaire Ducru uses a novel (for the area) gravity-flow style winery to minimise damage to the grapes as they are processed. The wines go through primary fermentation for about three weeks in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats. About 1/3 of the production undergoes malolactic fermentation in new oak barrels. Once fermentation is complete the wines are transferred into oak barrels (50% new oak) for 18/24 months of ageing.
The estate also produces about 7,000 cases of its second wine, Duluc de Branaire-Ducru.
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