{"id":2557,"date":"2025-11-26T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/le-terroir\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:35:06","slug":"the-terroir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/en\/the-terroir\/","title":{"rendered":"The terroir"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2557\" class=\"elementor elementor-2557 elementor-1145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c392f7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c392f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1ca36 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d1ca36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dee52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58dee52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">terroir<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4520112 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4520112\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbd4a4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebbd4a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844bc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"844bc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad26a98 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad26a98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad90e30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad90e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the m\u00e9doc<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e2e39 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9e2e39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866bfdc e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"866bfdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c08cd blocLettrine elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c08cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a singular, calm and balanced region, the M\u00e9doc, a \u201ctongue of land\u201d in the midst of the waters, open to the estuary to the east and bordered by the peaceful pine forest to the west. The peninsula also has a light like no other; steamy, slow, it lazily caresses the thousands of vine branches. The miracle of the M\u00e9doc lies in this marriage of the air, the land and the vine\u00b9. \u00a0Despite historical ups and downs, the reputation of its wines, which dates from before the Napoleonic classification of 1855, has remained intact, to the point of becoming the benchmark for foreign vineyards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33269d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b33269d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00b9Definition given by Olivier de Serres<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2578c02 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2578c02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4132ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4132ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vignes-raisins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vignes-raisins.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vignes-raisins-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d2381 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05d2381\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73515a7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73515a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a76f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6a76f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76ec24 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e76ec24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1918389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1918389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">saint-julien<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d5507 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5d5507\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae2a8e blocLettrine elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae2a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On these stony ridges, steeped in time, carved out by a primitive Gironde between Margaux to the south and Pauillac to the north, there is a concentration of prestigious estates. Despite the appellation\u2019s small area (900 hectares), it boasts eleven classified growths. A cumulation of science and human values in one of the most highly regarded terroirs in the world. The best vineyards, slightly elevated, overlook the immense estuary (635 km2). The soils, essentially made up of gravel, marl and pebbles, give the wines of Saint-Julien an extraordinary elegance and breed. Wines of grace, silk and lace.<br \/>For sure, Saint-Julien is also a way of thinking, of feeling, of loving.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32266d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f32266d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e578f7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e578f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff0122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eff0122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a911f5 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a911f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d037fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d037fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Les Beaux Cailloux (\u201cbeautiful pebbles\u201d)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3d4a7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b3d4a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d043a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5d043a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20b4a9 blocLettrine elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e20b4a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lettrine\">From the top of its undulating banks of vines, Ducru-Beaucaillou, like a tiger\u2019s eye, multi-coloured and iridescent, a jewel set in its crown of vines, has something soft and eternal about it&#8230; Its gold and bronze colour belongs to the modesty of the day, to the velvet of the night, to the marriage of heaven and earth&#8230;<br \/><br \/>It is no coincidence: Ch\u00e2teau Ducru-Beaucaillou owes its name to these \u201cbeautiful pebbles\u201d called Gunz gravel, quartz pebbles swept in by the ancient Garonne at the beginning of the early Quaternary Period, probably almost two million years ago. It suffices to talk a walk through the vineyards to make rich lithological finds. Lydian jasper from the Pyrenees, flint, quartz, agatoids&#8230; These Gunz gravels gave rise to poor soils, forcing the plant to draw its nutrients at depth; in summer, the pebbles retain daytime heat and return it to the vines at night, to facilitate the ripening of the grapes. A choice of nature, guaranteeing the excellent quality of the wines. Each cuv\u00e9e, each vintage, explores a new \u201cfacet\u201d of these \u201cbeautiful pebbles\u201d. <br \/><br \/>At Ducru-Beaucaillou, the pebbles accomplish the Great Work&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1651cf2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1651cf2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d0fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8d0fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OEIL-de-tigre-1-1024x638.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2553\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OEIL-de-tigre-1-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OEIL-de-tigre-1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OEIL-de-tigre-1-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OEIL-de-tigre-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052e4b8 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"052e4b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f4744 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78f4744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3487549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3487549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67bbff e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b67bbff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cb38a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45cb38a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Estuary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa87ae e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6aa87ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757440b blocLettrine elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757440b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lettrine\">Another privilege of the Ch\u00e2teau Ducru-Beaucaillou terroir: its proximity to the estuary, the largest in Europe at 635 km2 and here more than three kilometres wide. On this exceptional site, the four daily tides stir up large bodies of water, mitigating harsh winters, moderating summer heatwaves, deflecting hail trajectories, and promoting good respiration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544cb4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"544cb4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lettrine\">Its high poetry is also moving. A majestic slowness, the silent banks, the golden waters that drink from our dreams and make the sailing boats drowsy. From this observation point, it used to be possible to follow the comings and goings of flat-bottomed riverboats and majestic ships.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f01b1f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f01b1f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445e185 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"445e185\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b4f36 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"78b4f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=eHFIoyJOvBk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6b7c0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae6b7c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdc5ed e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fdc5ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825ec34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"825ec34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/push-saint-julien_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/push-saint-julien_0.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/push-saint-julien_0-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aedef e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70aedef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f7bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f7bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ducru-beaucaillou<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e93f8 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"81e93f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com\/en\/ducru-beaucaillou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>terroir the m\u00e9doc It is a singular, calm and balanced region, the M\u00e9doc, a \u201ctongue of land\u201d in the midst of the waters, open to the estuary to the east and bordered by the peaceful pine forest to the west. The peninsula also has a light like no other; steamy, slow, it lazily caresses the thousands of vine branches. The miracle of the M\u00e9doc lies in this marriage of the air, the land and the vine\u00b9. \u00a0Despite historical ups and downs, the reputation of its wines, which dates from before the Napoleonic classification of 1855, has remained intact, to the point of becoming the benchmark for foreign vineyards. \u00b9Definition given by Olivier de Serres saint-julien On these stony ridges, steeped in time, carved out by a primitive Gironde between Margaux to the south and Pauillac to the north, there is a concentration of prestigious estates. Despite the appellation\u2019s small area (900 hectares), it boasts eleven classified growths. A cumulation of science and human values in one of the most highly regarded terroirs in the world. The best vineyards, slightly elevated, overlook the immense estuary (635 km2). The soils, essentially made up of gravel, marl and pebbles, give the wines of Saint-Julien an extraordinary elegance and breed. Wines of grace, silk and lace.For sure, Saint-Julien is also a way of thinking, of feeling, of loving.\u00a0 Les Beaux Cailloux (\u201cbeautiful pebbles\u201d) From the top of its undulating banks of vines, Ducru-Beaucaillou, like a tiger\u2019s eye, multi-coloured and iridescent, a jewel set in its crown of vines, has something soft and eternal about it&#8230; Its gold and bronze colour belongs to the modesty of the day, to the velvet of the night, to the marriage of heaven and earth&#8230; It is no coincidence: Ch\u00e2teau Ducru-Beaucaillou owes its name to these \u201cbeautiful pebbles\u201d called Gunz gravel, quartz pebbles swept in by the ancient Garonne at the beginning of the early Quaternary Period, probably almost two million years ago. It suffices to talk a walk through the vineyards to make rich lithological finds. Lydian jasper from the Pyrenees, flint, quartz, agatoids&#8230; These Gunz gravels gave rise to poor soils, forcing the plant to draw its nutrients at depth; in summer, the pebbles retain daytime heat and return it to the vines at night, to facilitate the ripening of the grapes. A choice of nature, guaranteeing the excellent quality of the wines. Each cuv\u00e9e, each vintage, explores a new \u201cfacet\u201d of these \u201cbeautiful pebbles\u201d. At Ducru-Beaucaillou, the pebbles accomplish the Great Work&#8230; The Estuary Another privilege of the Ch\u00e2teau Ducru-Beaucaillou terroir: its proximity to the estuary, the largest in Europe at 635 km2 and here more than three kilometres wide. On this exceptional site, the four daily tides stir up large bodies of water, mitigating harsh winters, moderating summer heatwaves, deflecting hail trajectories, and promoting good respiration. Its high poetry is also moving. A majestic slowness, the silent banks, the golden waters that drink from our dreams and make the sailing boats drowsy. From this observation point, it used to be possible to follow the comings and goings of flat-bottomed riverboats and majestic ships.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eHFIoyJOvBk Ducru-beaucaillou Discover<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2557","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The terroir | Ch\u00e2teau Ducru-Beaucaillou<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Site officiel du Ch\u00e2teau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Grand Cru Class\u00e9 Saint-Julien, M\u00e9doc, Bordeaux, propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de Ducru Beaucaillou SA.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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