This Fourth Growth estate, just a stone’s throw from the wide expanse of the Gironde estuary, has been revitalised under the stewardship of former banker and businessman Patrick Maroteaux, who purchased the property in 1988.
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Despite the huge leap in quality and improved consistency, Saint-Julien lovers are still able to enjoy its Branaire-Ducru without having to pay through the nose for it. Maroteaux’s son, François-Xavier, now steers the ship of Branaire-Ducru following the death of his father in late 2017 and he is charged with ensuring it lives up to the high standards that placed it in the 1855 classification.