Sign In

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
Bid *

1982 Château Lalande Borie

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  91   
2 available
Bid *

1983 Château Leoville-Barton

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  90   

1985 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  98   
RP  93   

1986 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue

RP  100   
ST  97+    
WS  96   
JR  16   

1986 Château Gruaud-Larose

Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  96   
JR  17.5   
DE  ****   

1986 Château Beychevelle

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

WS  93   
RP  92   

1986 Château Talbot

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

RP  96   
WS  91   
DE  ***   

1988 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

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

WS  95   
RP  92   
MB  */***   

1988 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

WS  95   
RP  92   
MB  */***   

1988 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

WS  95   
RP  92   
MB  */***   

1988 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  95   
RP  92   
MB  */***   

1989 Château Talbot

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

DE  ***   

1990 Château LaGrange

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  93   
JR  18+    

1993 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light label condition issue

RP  90   

1994 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue

RP  93   
3 available
Bid *

1994, 1997 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

2-bottle Vertical

See item details for bottle notes

1995 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5   
WS  #1 of 1998   
3 available
Bid

1995 Château Beychevelle

Light label condition issue

1996 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  98   
ST  96+    
WS  92   
JR  18   
5 available
Bid *

1996 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  98   
ST  96+    
WS  92   
JR  18   
4 available
Bid *

1996 Château Leoville-Las-Cases

Light capsule condition issue

RP  98   
ST  96+    
WS  92   
JR  18   

1996 Château Leoville-Poyferre

RP  93   
ST  91   
WS  90   
JR  17.5