Château Branaire-Ducru

The charming François-Xavier Maroteaux has run Branaire-Ducru since 2017, after the death of his father Patrick, who purchased the property in 1988. François-Xavier’s talented winemaker, Jean Dominique Videau, has made the wine here since 2004. The style is irrepressible and firmly focused on sapidity and enjoyment. They make brilliant wines you want to drink, in good years as well as the more ‘classic’ Bordeaux vintages. The word ‘consistency’ belies the quality on show here, but year in and year out, the character of the terroir shines through.