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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.

2009 Amiral de Beychevelle

WA  91   
JS  91   

2005 Château Gloria

375ml

RP  90   
WS  89-91   
JR  17   
36 available
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2005 Château Gloria

375ml

Light label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  89-91   
JR  17   

2014 Château Gloria

WE  95   
JS  94   
WS  91   
VN  91   
JR  15.5   
6 available
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2016 Château Gloria

VN  96   
WS  94   
JD  94   
WE  91   
8 available
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2014 Château Branaire-Ducru

Light label condition issue

WE  94   
WS  93   
JD  90   

1987 Château Talbot

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

2012 Château Leoville-Poyferre

RP  92+    
WS  91   

1987 Domaine du Jaugaret

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

2019 Château Langoa-Barton

Light label condition issue

WA  94+    
WS  93   

1982 Château Lalande Borie

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  91   
3 available
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1982 Château Lalande Borie

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  91   
2 available
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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

1975 Château Talbot

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

1975 Château Talbot

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

2015 Château Leoville-Barton

Label condition issue

JD  97   
VN  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
JR  18   

1978 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WS  91   

2006 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  94   
WE  94   
WA  92   
ST  91+    
JR  16   
WS  #64 of 2009   
2 available
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2005 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  96   
ST  94   
RP  92   
JR  18   

1988 Château Gruaud-Larose

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   

2009 Château Leoville-Barton

Light label condition issue

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

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

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