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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.

2016 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

JD  100   
JS  99   
WA  98   
VN  98   
WE  98   
WS  97   
JR  17   

2017 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

JS  98   
JD  98   
WA  96+    
VN  96   
WE  96   
WS  95   
JR  17.5   
3 available
Bid *

2018 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

WE  100   
JS  99   
WA  98   
JD  98+    
VN  96+    
JR  17.5   

2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

JD  100   
JS  97   
VN  96-98   
WA  95   
JR  17   
3 available
Bid *

2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

JD  100   
JS  97   
VN  96-98   
WA  95   
JR  17   

2005 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  96   
ST  94   
RP  92   
JR  18   

2006 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  94   
WE  94   
WA  92   
ST  91+    
JR  16   
WS  #64 of 2009   
2 available
Bid *

2009 Château Leoville-Barton

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
RP  93+    
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   
WS  #6 of 2012   

2010 Château Leoville-Barton

WE  100   
JS  97   
RP  96+    
WS  96   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5+    
11 available
Bid *

2010 Château Leoville-Barton

Light capsule condition issue

WE  100   
JS  97   
RP  96+    
WS  96   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5+    

2010 Château Leoville-Barton

Label condition issue

WE  100   
JS  97   
RP  96+    
WS  96   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5+    

2015 Château Leoville-Barton

Label condition issue

JD  97   
VN  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
JR  18   

1982 Château Leoville-Poyferre

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  95   
JR  18.5   
ST  91   
WS  90   
3 available
Bid *

2003 Château Leoville-Poyferre

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  92   
JR  16   
WS  #17 of 2006   

2009 Château Leoville-Poyferre

RP  100   
ST  95   
JS  95+    
WS  93   
JR  17.5   

1978 Château Gruaud-Larose

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

WS  91   

1982 Château Gruaud-Larose

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  98   
VN  96   
WS  94   
ST  94   
JR  18   
DE  ****   

1988 Château Gruaud-Larose

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   

2009 Amiral de Beychevelle

WA  91   
JS  91   

2018 Château Beychevelle

JD  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
WE  95   
JS  94   
VN  92   
JR  16.5   

2018 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

JD  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
WE  95   
JS  94   
VN  92   
JR  16.5   

1961 Château Talbot

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   

1961 Château Talbot

375ml

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   

1975 Château Talbot

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1975 Château Talbot

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; label condition issue