Château Branaire-Ducru, detached from Château Beychevelle by the Crown of France in 1666, owes its name to its successive owners from 1680 until 1879.

This château is a fourth Grand Cru Classé Saint Julien on the prestigious 1855 list.

The vineyard covers eighty hectares with an average age of 40 years on a Garonne gravel soil and production is around 250 barrels depending on the vintage, i.e. 300,000 bottles for an average yield per hectare of 2,500. to 2700 liters.

Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon 70%, Merlot Noir 22%, Cabernet France 5% and Petit Verdot 3%.

The entire harvest is manual and the wine is aged entirely in barrels, 50% of which in new barrels for 18 to 22 months depending on the vintage before bottling.