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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 Gruaud-Larose, Château Latour, Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande

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

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1979 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

CT  91.1   

1982 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

RP  95+    
WS  95   
ST  95   
JR  18+    
MB  ***/*   

1982 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

RP  95+    
WS  95   
ST  95   
JR  18+    
MB  ***/*   

1988 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

WS  95   
RP  92   
MB  */***   

1990 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

RP  96   
WS  93   
2 available
Bid *

1990 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

RP  96   
WS  93   
2 available
Bid *

1994 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue

RP  93   

1994 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

RP  93   

1995 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  95   
ST  94+    
3 available
Bid *

1996 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

RP  98   
ST  96+    
WS  92   
JR  18   

1996 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

RP  98   
ST  96+    
WS  92   
JR  18   

1998 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

RP  93   
WS  93   
ST  92+    

2003 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  93   
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *

2003 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  93   
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *

2003 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  93   
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   

2003 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  93   
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   

2003 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  93   
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   

2003 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  93   
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   

2005 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  97+    
ST  95+    
CT  95   
JR  18   

2009 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

JS  99   
RP  98+    
WS  98   
ST  95+    
JR  17+    

2010 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

WS  99   
JS  99   
RP  96+    
ST  95+    
JR  17.5   

2010 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

WS  99   
JS  99   
RP  96+    
ST  95+    
JR  17.5   

2010 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  99   
JS  99   
RP  96+    
ST  95+    
JR  17.5