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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 Branaire-Ducru, Château Gruaud-Larose, Pauillac de Chateau Latour

3-bottle Horizontal

2018 Château Beychevelle

JD  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
WE  95   
JS  94   
VN  92   
JR  16.5   
2 available
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2018 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

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

2009 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

JS  96   
RP  93   
WS  92   
CT  92   
ST  91+    

2009 Château Beychevelle

JS  96   
RP  93   
WS  92   
CT  92   
ST  91+    

1996 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue

RP  96   
ST  94+    
WS  91   
JS  90   

1989 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  91   
JR  17   

1989 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

WS  96   
RP  91   
JR  17   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  96   
JR  17.5   
DE  ****   
2 available
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1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

Very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  96   
JR  17.5   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Talbot

Lightly elevated cork; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  91   
DE  ***   
2 available
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1986 Château Talbot

Lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  91   
DE  ***   

2019 Château Branaire-Ducru

WA  95   
VN  95   
JS  95   
WS  94   
JD  94-96   
JR  16+    

2000 Château Gruaud-Larose

Lightly elevated cork

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  93   
CT  92.9   
JR  17.5   
WS  #59 of 2003   

1995 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  95   
ST  94+    

1995 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  95   
ST  94+    

2002 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

RP  95   
WS  94   
ST  93+    

2008 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  95+    
WS  92   
ST  92+    
JR  17   

1986 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

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

WS  95   
RP  92   
JR  16   

1945 Château Talbot

1.5ltr

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

RP  94   

1982 Château LaGrange

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   

1982 Château LaGrange

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

WS  94   

2021 Château Branaire-Ducru

WA  94   
JS  94-95   
DE  94   
VN  92   
JD  90   
6 available
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2021 Château Branaire-Ducru

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

WA  94   
JS  94-95   
DE  94   
VN  92   
JD  90   

2005 Château Leoville-Poyferre

WE  94   
RP  93   
ST  93   
WS  92   
JR  17   
2 available
Bid