Le PETIT DUCRU
Third wine from Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
- 2022
- Saint-Julien
Named Château Lalande-Borie until 2017, Le Petit Ducru is made from plots of great classified growths. A fine and distinguished Saint-Julien, in the spirit of Ducru-Beaucaillou.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026) : 93/100
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 92/100 "The 2022 Le Petit Ducru is bursting with inky dark red/blue fruit, new leather, spice tobacco, graphite, mocha and espresso. This bold, juicy Saint-Julien offers tons of immediacy, as the Merlot was especially ripe. Le Petit Ducru is quite the extrovert, but it has good structure, too."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 92/100
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2026-2035
- Alcohol degree :
- 14%
From the same producer
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Named Château Lalande-Borie until 2017, Le Petit Ducru is made from plots of great classified growths. A fine and distinguished Saint-Julien, in the spirit of Ducru-Beaucaillou.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 93/100 "The 2023 Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou has come together so well with élevage. Dark-fleshed fruit, leather, gravel, incense, scorched earth and licorice convey a palpable feeling of gravitas. Today, the Petit Ducru is rather dark and almost somber in bearing."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2035
- Grape varieties:
- 72% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot
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Named Château Lalande-Borie until 2017, Le Petit Ducru is made from plots of great classified growths. A fine and distinguished Saint-Julien, in the spirit of Ducru-Beaucaillou.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2038
- Alcohol degree:
- 14%