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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   

2018 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

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

2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Château Leoville-Las-Cases, Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande, Cos d'Estournel

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2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

JD  100   
JS  97   
VN  96-98   
WA  95   
JR  17   
3 available
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2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

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

2009 Château Leoville-Poyferre

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
ST  95   
JS  95+    
WS  93   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid

2009 Château Leoville-Poyferre

RP  100   
ST  95   
JS  95+    
WS  93   
JR  17.5   

2009 Château Leoville-Poyferre

RP  100   
ST  95   
JS  95+    
WS  93   
JR  17.5   

1986 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

RP  100   
ST  97+    
WS  96   
JR  16   

1986 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  100   
ST  97+    
WS  96   
JR  16   

1986 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue

RP  100   
ST  97+    
WS  96   
JR  16   

2017 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

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

2020 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

VN  98+    
JS  98   
JD  98   
WA  97+    
WS  96   
JR  17.5+    
3 available
Bid *

1985 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

WS  98   
RP  93   

1985 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

WS  98   
RP  93   

1985 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

WS  98   
RP  93   

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  ****   

2003 Château Leoville-Poyferre

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

2003 Château Leoville-Poyferre

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

2000 Château Leoville-Poyferre

Light capsule condition issue

RP  97   
WS  94   
ST  90   
JR  17.5   
3 available
Bid

2000 Château Leoville-Poyferre

RP  97   
WS  94   
ST  90   
JR  17.5   

2005 Château Leoville-Barton

Lightly depressed cork

WS  96   
ST  94   
RP  92   
JR  18   

1961 Château Gruaud-Larose

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93   
WS  90   
3 available
Bid *

1961 Château Gruaud-Larose

Capsule condition issue; 3 cm ullage or better; label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93   
WS  90   

1961 Château Gruaud-Larose

Light capsule condition issue; 3 cm ullage or better; label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93   
WS  90