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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.

1994 Château Leoville-Barton

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

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

CT  91.4   
RP  90   
WS  90   

2005 Château Leoville-Poyferre

WE  94   
RP  93   
ST  93   
WS  92   
JR  17   
6 available
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2015 Château Leoville-Poyferre

JD  97   
WE  96   
WS  95   
VN  95   
WA  94   
CT  93.4   
JR  18+    

2018 Château Leoville-Poyferre

JD  100   
WA  97   
WS  97   
JS  97   
WE  97   
VN  95   
JR  19   
CT  94.8   
WS  #7 of 2021   

2021 Château Leoville-Poyferre

Light label condition issue

JS  95-96   
DE  94   
JD  94   
VN  93   
CT  93.1   
WA  92   
WS  91   
JR  15.5   

1979 Château Gruaud-Larose

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1981 Château Gruaud-Larose

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  91   
3 available
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1981 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WS  91   
2 available
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1983 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  90   
WS  90   
MB  ***   

1985 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  90   
MB  ****   
DE  ****   

1985 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  90   
MB  ****   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   
4 available
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1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   
4 available
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1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WA  95   
VN  95   
DE  95   
CT  93.2   
JR  16   
DE  ****   

2010 Château Gruaud-Larose

JS  94   
RP  93+    
WS  93   
ST  92+    
JR  16   
6 available
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1985 Château Beychevelle

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   
DE  ****   
3 available
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1985 Château Beychevelle

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   
DE  ****   
2 available
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1985 Château Beychevelle

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   
DE  ****   
2 available
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1985 Château Beychevelle

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

WS  91   
DE  ****   

1983 Château Talbot

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

RP  91   
WS  90   
2 available
Bid *