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SAINT-JULIEN · LEFT BANK
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.


SCORE LEGEND
DC - Decanter, INT
JH - James Suckling, USA             JA - Jane Anson, FRA
JR - Jancis Robinson, GBR           JMQ - Jean Marc Quarin FRA
MS - Michael Schuster, CAN          RP - Robert Parker, USA
ST - Stephen Tanzer, USA             TA - Tim Atkin, GBR
VN - Vinous, USA                           NM - Neal Martin, USA
WE - Wine Enthusiast, USA           WS - Wine Spectator, USA
WI - Wine Independent, INT           YB - Yves Beck, SWI
VN - Vinous, USA


2022 CHÂTEAU BEYCHEVELLE
· ST. JULIEN AOC  4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
· ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2019)
+888345 · 6x750ml
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54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot.
Château Beychevelle 2022 has a very dark colour with black tints, a sign of good maturity. Its attack is fresh and elegant. It is a rich and generous wine, with tannins of controlled power and a perfect balance between richness and freshness. Very good length on the finish.2022 joins the list of great vintages produced at Château Beychevelle.
Chateau Beychevelle is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JL: 97 || VN: 96 || JS: 95 || DC: 95 || JA: 95 || TA: 95 || JMQ: 95 || JR: 15.5
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2016 CHÂTEAU BEYCHEVELLE
· ST. JULIEN AOC  4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
· ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2019)
+886856 · 6x750ml
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47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc.
The 2016 vintage confirms the refined, elegant character of Château Beychevelle’s wines. It benefits from a new dimension with a more precise, more generous structure. This is a wine of immense but controlled power, wrapped in a silky, voluptuous texture.
Chateau Beychevelle is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JL: 98 || VN: 96 || RP: 95+ || WI: 95 || JS: 94 || WE: 94 || JMQ: 94 || WS: 93 || DC: 92 || JR: 17.5+
VINTAGE NOTES:
 16


2022 CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE DUCRU
· ST. JULIEN AOC  4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2020)
+848121 · 6x750ml
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60.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31.5% Merlot, 5.5% Petit Verdot, 2.5% Cabernet Franc.
The colour has a beautiful depth. The nose is complex, mingling subtly fruity (black fruit) fragrances with delicious spicy notes transferred from the ageing process. A full, supple and wonderfully vivacious attack gives way to a rich and profound palate. The finish is lingering, with a delightful aromatic palette.
Chateau Branaire Ducru is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Branaire Ducru is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed and grilled dishes. Branaire Ducru is also good when served with Asian dishes, hearty seafood or fish like tuna, mushrooms, pasta and cheese.

STATUS: PRE SOLD OUT
DC: 97 || JL: 97 || TA: 97 || JMQ: 97 || RP: 96 ||JS: 96 || JA: 96 || JR: 16+
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2021 CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE DUCRU
· ST. JULIEN AOC  4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2020)
+785890 · 6x750ml
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60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 5.5% Petit Verdot, 6.5% Cabernet Franc.
The wines are less powerful than the previous three vintages, but have a good structure and balance. The purity of the fruit is not impaired by any hint of under-ripeness and offers a beautiful classical style. Good structure on the palate, offering lovely Cabernets that have matured very gradually in this classic vintage with a more Atlantic feel. A nice acidity underpins the harmonious finish.
Chateau Branaire Ducru is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Branaire Ducru is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed and grilled dishes. Branaire Ducru is also good when served with Asian dishes, hearty seafood or fish like tuna, mushrooms, pasta and cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
RP: 94 || DC: 94 || JL: 94 || JA: 92 || NM: 92 || JMQ: 92 || TA: 90 || WS: 88 || JR: 16
VINTAGE NOTES:
 21


2018 CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE DUCRU
· ST. JULIEN AOC  4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2020)
+814405 · 6x750ml
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58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc.
The nose, which is already very expressive, shows a nice complexity of ripe fruit, well balanced by fresher notes. The intensity of the bouquet develops with aeration and the oak is already well integrated. The first impression on the palate is one of silky roundness with impressive volume, overlaying extremely fine tannins. The wine develops slowly and gradually on the palate, following its logical path to a voluptuous mid-palate with beautiful density: always refined – never overpowering.
Chateau Branaire Ducru is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Branaire Ducru is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed and grilled dishes. Branaire Ducru is also good when served with Asian dishes, hearty seafood or fish like tuna, mushrooms, pasta and cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 97 || WE: 95 || WS: 94 || DC: 93 || NM: 93 || RP: 92-94 || JR: 17
VINTAGE NOTES:
 18


2022 CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2016)
· IN CONVERSION TO ORGANIC SINCE 2017
+844657 · 6x750ml
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98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot.
Deep damson colour, poised and intense, a serious wine with crushed mint, graphite and bitter black chocolate on the opening beats, setting the tone for a slow reveal of confident St Julien character. Powerful tannins convey purity and precision, set against creamy cassis and bilberry fruits, with softer smoked earth and baked spice, and a slate finish. The construction is careful and measured, extremely impressive, this is has decades ahead.
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.
STATUS: OPEN
JL: 100 || JS: 98 || JA: 98 || DC: 97 || VN: 97 || NM: 96 || TA: 96 || JR: 17.5+BR>
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


1982 CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2016)
· IN CONVERSION TO ORGANIC SINCE 2017
+753461 · 3x750ml
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70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot.
The colour is dark and voluptuous. The bouquet outstandingly rich, displays aromas of blackberries and cherries. In the mouth, the wine is full-bodied, rich and velvety. The palate is long developing aromas of berries. It is well-balanced.
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms and pasta as well as cheese.
STATUS: OPEN
RP: 96 || JL: 96 || WS: 91 || NM: 91 || JR: 17
VINTAGE NOTES:
 82


2022 CHÂTEAU GLORIA
· ST. JULIEN
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION
+864278 · 6x750ml
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50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc.
Bright ruby colour in the glass, waves of red and black fruit come through on the nose that has a gentle, savoury cedar tone synonymous with St Julien. The palate is midweight but well balanced, juicy fruits bursting through and fine, chalky tannins providing an ample frame. There is a little sweet vanilla to soften the bright, fresh acids and make for a nicely proportioned, compact wine. This will drink well fairly young, yet retain its St Julien identity. Well made.
Chateau Gloria is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed and grilled dishes. Also good when served with Asian dishes, hearty seafood or fish like tuna, mushrooms, pasta and cheese.
STATUS: OPEN
JS: 96 || JL: 95 || JA: 94 || NM: 94 || WS: 93 || RP: 93 || DC: 93 || JMQ: 93 || JR: 17
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2022 CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2ND GRAND CRU CLASSE
· SUTAINABLE & ORGANIC PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
· CONVERSION TO ORGANIC - STARTED IN 2021
+102864 · 6x750ml
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83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
Sweet summer pudding on the nose, with fleshy, bready, roasted fruits and sweet vanilla. The palate has a light earthiness and wood spice, but the fruit is polished and swallowed by the fine grained, firm tannins. Lithe and edgy with a vibrant, pure finish. Long and refined.
Gruaud Larose is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Chateau Gruaud Larose is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Gruaud Larose is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese

STATUS: OPEN
JMQ: 97 || DC: 97 || WS: 96 || JS: 96 || JL: 96 || NM: 96 || JA: 95 || TA: 94 || JR: 17.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2022 CHÂTEAU LAGRANGE
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES - SINCE 2008 - NOT CERTIFIED
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017)
+123580 · 6x750ml
+891911 · 12x750ml
+888343 · 1x5000ml
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86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot.
Lively and full-bodied, this vintage delights with its freshness and fruity structure, with notes of blackcurrant, morello cherry and pear. Aromas of liquorice and pepper draw out harmoniously to a long finish.
Chateau Lagrange is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 96 || JA: 96 || JS: 95 || JL: 95 || NM: 95 || JMQ: 95 || RP: 94+ || JR: 17.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
 22 ||


2021 CHÂTEAU LAGRANGE
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUTAINABLE & BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES SINCE 2008 - NOT CERTIFIED
+872855 · 12x750ml
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84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot.
Dark red colour with a crimson tint. Aromatic notes of red fruit, such as strawberry or raspberry. The attack is supple and fleshy. With 84% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, the tannic structure is powerful yet elegant. The harmony that reigns throughout promises a large drinking window.
Chateau Lagrange is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
VN: 94 || RP: 93 || DC: 93 || JA: 93 || JL: 92 || JMQ: 92 || JR: 16.5
VINTAGE NOTES:
 21 ||


2022 CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON
· ST. JULIEN AOC  3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION
· SUTAINABLE & ORGANIC PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+123959 · 6x750ml
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56.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, 2.5% Cabernet Franc.
Another successful vintage for Langoa, with dense cherry pit, graphite, smoked earth and bilberry fruits. Glass-staining ruby colour, a little atypical for the estate with its gourmet edge that gives supple tannins and a rich mid-palate, with concentrated fruit and spices all balanced by great tannic architecture. This is an impressive St Julien from the Barton family, with a ton of ageing potential.
Chateau Langoa Barton is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
WS: 95 || RP: 95 || DC: 95 || JL: 95 || JA: 94 || NM: 94 || JMQ: 94 || JR: 16+

VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2022 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON
· ST. JULIEN AOC  3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUTAINABLE & ORGANIC PRACTICES SINCE 2012 - NOT CERTIFIED
+811820 · 6x750ml
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83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.5% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc.
Balanced, elegant, built to last, with campfire smoke, turmeric, cloves, blackberry, cassis, cherry pit, graphite and mint leaf. As with the Langoa, this has more exuberance and spice than usual, but the tannins kick in pretty quickly, providing intensity, and balance. The concentration of the vintage almost seems to take it from St Julien into Pauillac, and this has the frame and density to age for decades. .
Chateau Léoville Barton is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JA: 98 || RP: 97+ || WS: 97 || DC: 97 || JL: 97 || NM: 97 || JMQ: 97 || JR: 17.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2006 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON
· ST. JULIEN AOC  3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
+742369 · 6x750ml
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78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc.
The first impression of severity here is due only to its youth. The components will soften with ageing. Meanwhile the profile that is developing shows a rich complexity, with aromas of fruit stones and cherry, highlighted by discreet hints of oak. In the palate, density and depth are the main character traits, with solid tannins and lingering liquorice on the finish.
Chateau Léoville Barton is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
WS: 94 || WI: 94 || WE: 94 || DC: 94 || JMQ: 93 || NM: 92 || JA: 92 || JL: 92 || RP: 91+ || VN: 91+ || JR: 18
Top 100 Wines of 2009 - Wine Spectator 2009
Top 100 - Cellar Selections, Wine Enthusiast, 2009
VINTAGE NOTES:
 06


2022 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2nd GRAND CRU CLASSE
· SUTAINABLE & ORGANIC PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+864613 · 6x750ml
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83.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10.5% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot.
A contender for wine of the vintage, this is a very impressive Leoville Las Cases that has found a new level of definition and precision. Vibrant purple in colour, the nose is full of tobacco, pristine blackcurrant, liquorice and wood smoke. The palate has this property's typical density, but the tannins are ultra-refined, plentiful but not overworked. The fruit cloaks the structure, with a lift and weightlesness that is impressive given the intensity. Saline wood spice is well measured and already integrated, allowing the fruit to shine. Lightly savoury, with a hint of tobacco, leather and nutmeg, this only gains complexity on the finish. Very long, with perfect balance, this is an absolute star in 2022.
Leoville Las Cases is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.
STATUS: PRE SOLD OUT
RP: 100 || JS: 100 || JL: 100 || JMQ: 100 || DC: 99 || NM: 99 || WS: 97 || JR: 18+
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2021 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2nd GRAND CRU CLASSE
· SUTAINABLE & ORGANIC PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+813891 · 6x750ml
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80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot.
The great early and unique terroir of Léoville Las Cases produced great Cabernets, deep and elegant, complex and straightforward, as well as smooth and aerial Merlots. A noble, fresh and rich Grand Vin de Léoville Las Cases with a beautiful aromatic complexity, signing this vintage with an extreme elegance.
Leoville Las Cases is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.
STATUS:OPEN
RP: 96+ || TA: 96 || VN: 96 || DC: 95 || JMQ: 95 || WS: 94 || JA: 94 || JL: 94 || NM: 94 || JR: 17+
VINTAGE NOTES:
 21


2010 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2nd GRAND CRU CLASSE
· SUTAINABLE & ORGANIC PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+866173 · 6x750ml
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82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc.
The grand vin in 2010 at Leoville Las Cases is outstanding and one of the top wines on the Left Bank this year, but it is a wine of immense power and concentration and will need a long time in the cellar to fully unfold. At 13.7% alcohol, the wine is ripe, but certainly not overripe and most impressive in its purity and focus, as it offers up a very, very deep nose of sappy black cherries, dark chocolate, tobacco leaf, espresso, a great base of soil (particularly for this vintage), smoke and plenty of spicy new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very powerful, with rippling muscles, ripe, well-integrated tannins, great depth at the core and a very, very long, focused and slightly heady finish. This is a big-boned and very ripe Las Cases that should last at least 75 years, and I like it better than the also very powerful 2009, as the 2010 seems to have harnessed its power much better and integrated it into a more seamless whole. The 2010 is a beautifully made wine.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.
STATUS: OPEN
WE: 100 || DC: 100 || WS: 99 || JS: 98 || RP: 98 || JL: 98 || TA: 97 || NM: 96 || JMQ: 92 || JR: 19.5
VINTAGE NOTES:
 19


2022 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017)
+749579 · 6x750ml
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58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot.
Dense and succulent fruit and tannins, beautifully powerful, with fresh acidities, beautifully spicy with notes of black cherries, fresh figs, eucalyptus, rosemary, rose petals and cassis. Muscular tannins shot through with salted caramel sweetness, lifted by saffran and slate. Accomplished, impressive.
Leoville Poyferré is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Chateau Leoville Poyferré is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted braised and grilled dishes. Chateau Leoville Poyferré is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta as well as cheese.
STATUS: OPEN
JS: 99 || JMQ: 99 || JA: 98 || JL: 98 || NM: 96+ || DC: 96 || WS: 95 || JR: 17.5+
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2021 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE POYFERRÉ
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017)
+814275 · 6x750ml
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60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot.
“Surprise is the test of true courage”, Aristotle. Our teams have had courage in spades in the face of the increasingly unpredictable nature of the vintage. Keeping on the path of excellence with patience and dedication, interpreting with expertise and experience what nature entrusts to us. Yet willing to follow our intuition, to take risks, to adapt, to take up challenges every day and to win battles. This is precisely what being a winemaker is all about. And this year, we have experienced all its contours to be rewarded with the pleasure of a fresher style vintage letting ourselves be captivated by its purity of fruit and elegance.
Leoville Poyferré is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Chateau Leoville Poyferré is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted braised and grilled dishes. Chateau Leoville Poyferré is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta as well as cheese.
STATUS: OPEN
JS: 96 || VN: 96 || DC: 95 || JA: 95 || JL: 94 || JMQ: 94 || RP: 92 ||
TA: 92 || JR: 17+
VINTAGE NOTES:
 21


2022 CHÂTEAU SAINT PIERRE
· ST. JULIEN AOC   4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION
+123962 · 6x750ml
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80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot.
The 2022 Saint-Pierre has an intense bouquet with black cherries, iodine and touches of blood orange. Delineated and focused. The palate is where the action is with gorgeous svelte tannins, perfectly judged acidity, harmonious, plush but not overbearing. Velvety toward the finish, yet there is real tenderness here. It actually is reminiscent of Las-Cases at the moment.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.
STATUS: OPEN
JS: 97 || JMQ: 97 || JL: 96 || WS: 95 || JA: 95 || NM: 95 || VN: 95 || DC: 94 || JR: 17+
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2022 CHÂTEAU TALBOT
· ST. JULIEN AOC  4th GRAND CRU CLASSE
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2018)
+110626 · 6x750ml
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70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
Undeniably, Talbot is one of the most famous Médoc wines. Having been in the same family for more than a century, this estate with more than one hundred hectares of vines produces wine that is recognized for the consistent quality of its vintages. A great effort in 2022 with such excellent precision and detail to the tannins and fruit. Cool blueberries, blackcurrants, cola, vanilla, tobacco and liquorice all give nuance and interest with fleshy tannins and bright acidity. Great balance of intensity and finesse with such energy from start to finish. Really quite approachable and enjoyable with impressive crystalline aspects and a lovely sense of place.
Chateau Talbot is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Talbot is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes.
STATUS: PRE SOLD OUT
WS: 96 || JS: 96 || DC: 95 || JA: 95 || JL: 94 || NM: 94 || RP: 93 || JMQ: 93 ||TA: 92 || JR: 17
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2022 CLOS DU MARQUIS
· ST. JULIEN AOC
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+888360 · 6x750ml
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73% Cabernet, Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
The nose is dark, concentrated and perfumed, with sweet touches of vanilla and coffee bean, while the palate feels very composed, understated at first, but impressive through the middle, with supple fruit draped over a classic structure of grained tannins. A very composed, slightly juicy style, but one full of charm, with very elegant silky fruit blanketing a very traditional structural bed of tannins. This is delightful.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.
STATUS: OPEN
JS: 96 || JL: 95 || RP: 94+ || NM: 94 || WS: 93 || DC: 93 || VN: 93 || TA: 93 || JA: 92 ||
VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2015 CLOS DU MARQUIS
· ST. JULIEN AOC
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+860784 · 12x750ml
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66% Cabernet, Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
This is a serious step up from Le Petite Marquise, with a sense of sweetness to it rather than the drier reticence seen in the second wine, or in the Delon wines from the Médoc appellation. It presents perfumed dark red cherry, with a little wrapping of praline oak, ripe and expressive, but still suggesting a linear frame. This comes through on the palate, the sweeter red cherry fruit wrapped within barrel spice, cigar leaf, tobacco and praline, underneath which there is a reserved bed of tightly grained tannins, which provide a ripe and lingering grip. A good wine which finishes well.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.
STATUS: OPEN
JS: 95 || WE: 94 || TA: 94 || WS: 93 || RP: 93 || NM: 93 || VN: 92+ || JMQ: 92 || JR: 15
VINTAGE NOTES:
 15


2018 DULUC DE BRANAIRE DUCRU
· ST. JULIEN AOC   2ND WINE
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2020)
+866421 · 12x750ml
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57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.
The color is intense and deep. The nose is expressive and complex, the nose blends fruity and spicy fragrances. Allowed to breathe, gourmet and refreshing notes are revealed which give the bouquet a tasty liveliness. A perfect expression of the beautiful maturity of this vintage, the mouth seduces with its roundness, its subtle acidity as well as its delicate spicy aromas resulting from the aging in the woods. Persistent, the finish is beautifully fresh.
It makes an excellent food wine, particularly suited to simply cooked prime cuts of well-reared beef and lamb, especially roasted with all the trimmings
STATUS: OPEN

VINTAGE NOTES:
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2022 LA CROIX DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU
· ST. JULIEN AOC
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2016)
· IN CONVERSION TO ORGANIC SINCE 2017
+124338 · 6x750ml
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66% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot.
This is another second wine with grand vin pretentions. The best Croix we can recall, this is aromatically complex, beautifully textured, and encased in alluring tannins. The nose displays hints of iodine and citrus rind alongside blackcurrant, damson, bramble and spearmint, crushed rock, truffle and griotte cherry. This has real presence on the mid-palate with lots of floral raspberry, boysenberry and Chambord flavours supported by large-scale but perfectly ripe, nuanced tannins. Persistent and layered, this grows in stature, fanning out over the long and distinguished finish. A very sophisticated second label.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.
STATUS: OPEN
JS: 95 || DC: 94 || JA: 94 || JL: 94 || NM: 94 || VN: 93 || TA: 92

VINTAGE NOTES:
 22


2022 LES ARUMS DE LAGRANGE
· SAINT JULIEN - BORDEAUX BLANC
· ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES - SINCE 2008 - NOT CERTIFIED
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2017)
+123965 · 12x750ml
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74% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Semillon, 11% Sauvignon Gris.
JA: 91 || JL: 90.
A perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.
STATUS: OPEN
JA: 91 || JL: 90

VINTAGE NOTES:
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2021 LES ARUMS DE LAGRANGE
· SAINT JULIEN - BORDEAUX BLANC
· ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES - SINCE 2008 - NOT CERTIFIED
+883123 · 6x750ml
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62% Sauvignon Blanc, 27% Semillon, 11% Sauvignon Gris.
Pale, slightly golden in color, the nose is marked by citrus fruits such as lemon, orange zest and grapefruit. The mouth is fresh, supported by a nice acidity with a certain smoothness due to its aging in barrels. A delicacy to be enjoyed rather in its youth.
A perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.
STATUS: OPEN
DC: 92 || JA: 92 || JL: 90
VINTAGE NOTES:
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2018 SARGET DE GRUAUD LAROSE
· ST. JULIEN AOC  2nd GRAND CRU CLASSE
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+896454 · 12x750ml
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49% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc.
The 2018 Sarget de Gruaud Larose is pliant, fruity, and easygoing with lovely depth and plenty of near-term appeal. Sweet tobacco, cedar, lavender, and mint add aromatic nuance to a core of blue/purplish berry fruit.
Sarget de Gruaud Larose is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
WS: 90 || DC: 90 || WI: 89 || JMQ: 87

VINTAGE NOTES:
 18


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