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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.

1997 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

RP  90   
WS  90   
ST  90   
JR  16+    
2 available
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1997 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill

RP  90   
WS  90   
ST  90   
JR  16+    

1997 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  90   
ST  90   
JR  16+    

1985 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  90   
MB  ****   
DE  ****   

1983 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  90   
WS  90   
MB  ***   

1983 Château Gruaud-Larose

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  90   
MB  ***   

1988 Château Beychevelle

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  90   
MB  ***   

1990 Château Talbot

Light label condition issue

WS  90   
MB  ***/*   
2 available
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1989 Château Talbot

Very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

DE  ***   
5 available
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1989 Château Talbot

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

DE  ***   
4 available
Bid *

1989 Château Talbot

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

DE  ***   
3 available
Bid *

1989 Château Talbot

Light label condition issue

DE  ***   

1989 Château Talbot

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

DE  ***   

1989 Château Talbot

Lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

DE  ***   

1989 Château Talbot

DE  ***   

1989 Château Talbot

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

DE  ***