St Julien
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St Julien is the smallest of the "Big Four" Médoc communes. Although without any First Growths, St Julien is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes, with several châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year.
St Julien itself is much more of a village than Pauillac and almost all of the notable properties lie to its south. Its most northerly château is Ch. Léoville-Las-Cases, whose vineyards actually adjoin those of Latour in Pauillac but to the south suitable vineyard land gives way to arable farming and livestock until the Margaux appellation is reached.
The soil is gravelly and finer than Pauillac, without the iron content which gives Pauillac its stature. The homogeneous soils in the vineyards (which extend over a relatively small area of just over 700 hectares) give the commune a unfied character
The wines can be assessed as much by texture as flavour and there is a sleek wholesome character to the best. Elegance, harmony and perfect balance and weight with hints of cassis and cedar are what epitomise classic St Juliens. At their very best they combine Margaux elegance and refinement with Pauillac power and substance.
Ch. Léoville-Las-Cases produces arguably the most sought-after St Julien and in any re-assement of the 1855 Classification it would almost certainly warrant being elevated to first growth status.
Recommended Châteaux
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Léoville-Las-Cases, Ch.Léoville-Barton, Ch Léoville-Poyferré, Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou, Ch Langoa-Barton, Ch Gruaud-Larose, Ch. Branaire-Ducru, Ch. Beychevelle
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Berrys' St. Julien Ch. Lagrange
France » Bordeaux » St Julien BBR Exclusive
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
Drink now,
13% alc.
Berrys' take on Sir Mark Elder's favourite Bordeaux commune. St-Julien. Made at Château Lagrange, this is seriously grown-up stuff. With spicy blackcurrant fruit and whiffs of tobacco and cedar, it is precise and well-structured. Although it still needs a little bit longer to blossom, it's ... MORE | ||||
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Ch. Talbot, St. Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien En Primeur
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
12.5% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. Brimming with juicy red and black forest fruits yet with a savoury twist of graphite, Ch. Talbot once again shows its quality in 2008. Full bodied and flavoursome, this displays ripe, firm tannins and refreshingly crunchy fruit on the finish. Drink 2015-2025 . BBR Score: 16/20 Parker Score: 89 - 91/100 | ||||
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Ch. Branaire Ducru, St. Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien En Primeur
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
13% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. Ch. Branaire Ducru - Master of St. Julien. The wine of choice for the Bordeaux cognoscenti, Patrick Maroteau's stunning wine is close to the quality of the First Growths in 2007. With the same (albeit much riper) tannins as the 1996, Patrick ranks this as the 5th or 6th best Branaire of the last ... MORE Drink 2015-2028 . BBR Score: 17/20 Decanter Score: 17/20 Jancis Score: 16/20 Parker Score: 90 - 92/100 | ||||
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Ch. Lagrange, St. Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien En Primeur
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Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
12.5% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. The rather overt oak often found in this cuvee seems to have been considerably tamed in the 2008. It is more charming, displaying a plush texture along with sweet cassis and black cherry fruit intertwined with intriguing notes of Christmas fruitcake, spice box, and herbs. There is plenty of sweet ... MORE Parker Score: 90 - 92/100 | ||||
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Ch. Branaire Ducru, St. Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien En Primeur
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
12.5% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. Deep purple with exotic spice on the nose, this has fine tannins which coat a plump, concentrated core of black fruits. Creamy with a rewarding long finish, this is a very fine example of typical St Julien with an added precision that lifts it above many of its peers. Drink 2014-2030 . BBR Score: 16/20 Jancis Score: 16.5/20 Parker Score: 91 - 93/100 | ||||
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Ch. Gruaud-Larose, St. Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien En Primeur
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
12.5% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. Manager David Launay's ever-impressive Gruaud has punched well above its weight in 2007. It is quite simply one of the most sumptuous, upfront, early-drinking Gruauds we have ever tasted. The intensely rich, pure, fresh nose is followed by generous, creamy, raspberry and blackcurrant fruit that ... MORE Drink 2010-2018 . BBR Score: 16.5/20 Decanter Score: 16.5/20 Jancis Score: 16/20 | ||||
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Ch. Beychevelle, St. Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien En Primeur
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Medium-Full Bodied,
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Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
13% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. The enigmatic Philippe Blanc, director of Ch. Beychevelle, was in fine humour when we visited him to taste his 2008 Grand Vin. This estate just gets better and better and Philippe’s sunny disposition was a reflection of the bright fruit shining out of his wine. The round, plump, fleshy feel ... MORE Drink 2012-2028 . BBR Score: 16/20 Jancis Score: 17/20 Parker Score: 88 - 90/100 | ||||
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Le Caillou Blanc de Ch. Talbot Bordeaux
France » Bordeaux » St Julien |
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£ 26.00 |
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Sauv.Blanc & Sémillon,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
This was a revelation to us as the usually good but not exceptional Caillou Blanc was breathtaking this year. Racey concentration,depth,premier cru Burgundy level of sophistication.Really good. Sadly tiny production so we haven't been able to buy very many cases. BBR Score: 16.5/20 | ||||
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Clos du Marquis, St. Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien |
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£ 33.00 |
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
13% alc.
The grapes for this younger sibling of Léoville-Las Cases come from separate vineyards surrounded on all sides by Second Growths, so it shouldn't be an enormous surprise that it has produced a wine of this quality in 2006. It is incredibly elegant, with rich, stylish blackcurrant and ... MORE Drink 2012-2025 . BBR Score: 16.5/20 Jancis Score: 16.5/20 The Wine Advocate Score: 92 - 94/100 | ||||
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Ch. Gruaud Larose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien
France » Bordeaux » St Julien |
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
12.5% alc.
Cassis and current aromas give way to some dusty cedar and notes of Indian spice; classic Gruaud Larose! There is an upfront sweetness to the palate with a deep core of black fruit that is guided and honed by fine drying tannins. The acidity is in perfect balance, suggesting this will age ... MORE Drink 2014-2030 . BBR Score: 17/20 Jancis Score: 17/20 Wine Spectator Score: 89 - 91/100 | ||||
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