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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.

1978 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

WS  94   
RP  90   
MB  ****   

1961 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  96   
ST  93   
WS  90   
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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   

1961 Château Gruaud-Larose

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; 3 cm ullage or better; heavy label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93   
WS  90   

1961 Château Gruaud-Larose

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93   
WS  90   

1978 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WS  91   

1975 Château Talbot

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

1975 Château Talbot

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

1975 Château Talbot

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

1975 Château Talbot

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

1975 Château Talbot

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1978 Château Talbot

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

MB  ****