Château Branaire Ducru
Branaire-Ducru的中文名取自金庸筆下的小說人物「周伯通」。
此出色的譯名紅酒曾獲金庸賜墨寶，並印在限量版酒標上。
於2006年國泰航空為此酒舉辦了一次中文命名大賽，最後由區樹芬女士以「周伯通」奪魁。她本來除了是紅酒愛好者，也愛金庸先生的武俠小說，因而靈機一觸。
Wine Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Saint-Julien, Bordeaux
Blend: Red Blend
Bottle Size: 750ml
The estate was ranked a fourth growth in the 1855 Grand Cru Classes.
Grand Cru Classes - 四級酒莊
Château Branaire-Ducru is a wine estate based the Saint-Julien appellation, in the Haut-Médoc region, on the so-called "left bank" of the Garonne estuary north of the city of Bordeaux. The estate was ranked a fourth growth in the 1855 Classification of Médoc and the Graves.
The estate was founded in 1680 by Jean-Baptiste Braneyre, who reportedly saw the potential of the soils of the Bordeaux commune of Saint-Julien and the ability of Cabernet Sauvignon to flourish upon them. Before his death he gave his name to the estate, which was later changed to the current spelling, Branaire.
Today the château encompasses 125 acres (50 ha) and is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, with some vines almost 90 years old. The property was once part of neighboring Château Beychevelle before it was broken up in the middle of the 17th Century to pay off the debts of the owners.