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St.-Julien

Saint-Julien is the smallest of the four main Médoc appellations with 2,175 acres of vineyards. It is just south of Pauillac on the left bank of the Gironde, and although it has no First Growth châteaux, its 11 Classified Growth estates are widely admired. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that winemaking in Saint-Julien from all classifications “is consistently both distinctive and brilliant.” He adds it is Médoc’s “most underrated commune.” The best-known estates are Léoville Las Cases, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Léoville Poyferré, Léoville Barton and Gruaud Larose, and most of those have riverside estates. The soil in this appellation is gravelly with clay. Cabernet Sauvignon is the main grape grown, and it is blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and sometimes small amounts of Petit Verdot.

1986 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes; Light case condition issue

RP  100   
ST  97+    
WS  96   
JR  16   

1996, 2006, 2016 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

3-bottle Vertical, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

See item details for bottle notes; Released from the Chateau in 2024

2009 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

JS  99   
RP  98+    
WS  98   
ST  95+    
JR  17+    

2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, Château Gruaud-Larose, Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

3-bottle Horizontal

2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, Château Gruaud-Larose, Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

3-bottle Horizontal

1979 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

1979 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill

1979 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

1979 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  91   
JR  17   
MB  ***   

1985 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  92   

1986 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill

WS  95   
RP  92   
JR  16   

1987 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1989 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  91   

1995 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5   
WS  #1 of 1998   

1999 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light label condition issue

RP  91   
WS  91   
ST  91   
2 available
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1999 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

RP  91   
WS  91   
ST  91   

2000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  95   
ST  92+    
3 available
Bid *

2003 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

WS  97   
WA  94   
ST  92   
WE  91   
JR  16.5   
WS  #28 of 2006   

2005 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  95   
JS  95   
ST  94   

2005 La Croix de Beaucaillou

RP  91   
WS  89-91   
VN  87-90   

2010 La Croix de Beaucaillou

1989 Château Leoville-Barton

Light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  90   
JR  17   

1990 Château Leoville-Barton

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  93+    
WS  93   
JR  18   

1998 Château Leoville-Barton

Light label condition issue

RP  91   
WS  90   
ST  90   
MB  ****