{"product_id":"chateau-branaire-ducru-1959","title":"Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 1959 AOC 0,75l","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowers who were working in 1959 called it the vintage of the century, and for once that was not sales talk. A hot, dry summer ripened the Médoc fully and early, and the wines came out dark, rich and generous in a way Bordeaux had not managed since 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBranaire-Ducru is a Fourth Growth of Saint-Julien, sitting opposite Beychevelle on the road out towards the river. Its style has always been the leaner, more perfumed side of the commune rather than the plush one, and in a harvest as ripe as 1959 that balance works in the wine's favour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the condition carefully before you buy this one.\u003c\/strong\u003e The fill has dropped to just below mid-shoulder and the capsule is damaged, so it should be given as an object from the year rather than opened with any confidence. It is priced accordingly: a Médoc classed growth from a legendary vintage at a fraction of what an intact bottle would cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château Branaire-Ducru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1959\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint-Julien AOC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it is likely to be now.\u003c\/strong\u003e Below mid-shoulder with a damaged capsule, the wine has very likely taken in air over sixty-seven years, so treat it as a collectible rather than a drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it suits.\u003c\/strong\u003e For a sixty-seventh birthday, or for anyone who grew up hearing 1959 described as the great year and would like the label on their shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The wine sits a little below mid-shoulder and the metal capsule is damaged — both are visible signs of age, and both are the reason this bottle costs what it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--anno-tpl-3--\u003e","brand":"Château Branaire-Ducru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58326648062296,"sku":"ANNO-000451","price":645.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/6505\/6856\/files\/Chateau-Branaire-Ducru-Saint-Julien-1959-AOC-075l.jpg?v=1790689374","url":"https:\/\/anno.wine\/products\/chateau-branaire-ducru-1959","provider":"ANNO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}