Chateau Ducluzeau Listrac-Medoc, Bordeaux, France 2018

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89% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot

Bruno Borie is a prominent Bordeaux winemaker, primarily known for managing Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, a prestigious Second Growth estate in the Saint-Julien appellation.

Château Ducluzeau, located in Listrac-Médoc, was a label he previously produced but has since phased to begin producing his Madame de Beaucaillou wine.

This is the last vintage of the Ducluzeau label and it is exceptional! The wine was crafted using the same high-end techniques and equipment from his primary Ducru-Beaucaillou operation, including advanced methods like optical sorting and fractional pressing.

90-92 Points, Jeb Dunnuck

"Coming from gravelly soils, the Merlot-dominated 2018 Château Ducluzeau, which includes 11% each of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon, rates with the finest wines in Listrac. This medium-bodied, concentrated, incredibly satisfying effort has lots of berry fruits, spring flowers, and gravelly mineral-like aromas and flavors. It’s well worth drinking and should keep for at least 7-8 years."

Chateau Ducluzeau is a small, family-owned wine estate situated in the Listrac-Médoc appellation of Bordeaux, France, owned by Bruno Borie, a prominent Bordeaux wine producer who also manages the prestigious Château Ducru-Beaucaillou and Château Lalande-Borie in the Saint-Julien appellation. Spanning approximately 10 hectares of carefully tended vineyards, the estate produces wines primarily from Cabernet Sauvignon (55-60%) and Merlot (40-45%), focusing on traditional, sustainable winemaking practices with manual harvesting and minimal intervention. Their wines are characterized by elegant, medium-bodied profiles featuring red and black fruit notes, soft tannins, and subtle hints of cedar and tobacco, typically aged 12-18 months in French oak barrels. As part of Bruno Borie's wine portfolio, which reflects a commitment to traditional Bordeaux winemaking while embracing modern techniques, Ducluzeau represents the artisanal side of Bordeaux winemaking, offering high-quality, terroir-driven wines at an accessible price point (€15-€30), with vintages from years like 2014, 2015, and 2016 being particularly noteworthy for their consistent quality and balanced expressions of the Listrac-Médoc region's unique characteristics.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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