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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.

1969 Château Beychevelle

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

1969 Château Beychevelle

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

1975 Château Beychevelle

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

2 available
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1986 Château Beychevelle

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

WS  93   
RP  92   

1995 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

2009 Château Beychevelle

JS  96   
RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  91+    

2018 Château Beychevelle

JD  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
WE  95   
JS  94   
VN  92   
JR  16.5   
3 available
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2018 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

JD  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
WE  95   
JS  94   
VN  92   
JR  16.5   

2018 Château Beychevelle

JD  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
WE  95   
JS  94   
VN  92   
JR  16.5   

2018 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

JD  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
WE  95   
JS  94   
VN  92   
JR  16.5   

1986 Château Talbot

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

RP  96   
WS  91   
DE  ***   

1989 Château Talbot

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

DE  ***   

2003 Château Branaire-Ducru

RP  94   
JS  94   
WS  93   
VN  92   
ST  92   
WE  91   
JR  15.5   

2009 Château Branaire-Ducru

Light label condition issue

JD  96   
WE  95   
WA  94+    
JS  94   
WS  93   
VN  93   
JR  16.5   

2010 Château Branaire-Ducru

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

JS  94   
RP  93-95   
WS  92-95   
VN  92+    
JR  17.5   

2010 Château Branaire-Ducru

JS  94   
RP  93-95   
WS  92-95   
VN  92+    
JR  17.5