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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.

2018 Château Leoville-Poyferre

Light label condition issue

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

1982 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  98   
VN  96   
WS  94   
ST  94   
JR  18   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

RP  96   
JR  17.5   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  96   
JR  17.5   
DE  ****   

1999 Château Gruaud-Larose

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

WS  90   
JR  17   

1986 Château Beychevelle

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

WS  93   
RP  92   

1986 Château Beychevelle

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

WS  93   
RP  92   

2000 Château Beychevelle

WS  92   
RP  91   
JR  17   
2 available
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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

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   

2018 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

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

1975 Château Talbot

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

2000 Château Talbot

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  93   
ST  89-91   
JR  17+    
2 available
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2000 Château Talbot

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  93   
ST  89-91   
JR  17+    

1982 Château Branaire-Ducru

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

RP  93   

2000 Château Branaire-Ducru

WE  95   
RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  92   

2003 Château Branaire-Ducru

RP  94   
JS  94   
WS  93   
VN  92   
ST  92   
WE  91   
JR  15.5   
5 available
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2003 Château Branaire-Ducru

1.5ltr

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

2005 Château Branaire-Ducru

ST  94   
RP  93   
WS  92   
JR  17.5   
3 available
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2005 Château Branaire-Ducru

Light label condition issue

ST  94   
RP  93   
WS  92   
JR  17.5   

2005 Château Gloria

375ml

RP  90   
WS  89-91   
JR  17   
31 available
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2005 Château Gloria

375ml

Light label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  89-91   
JR  17   

2015 Château Gloria

WA  91   
WS  #63 of 2018   
6 available
Bid *