Wine from St Julien

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: This rich, full wine shows the chateau to be at the top of its form. It’s finely balanced, pushing both its fruit and acidity, with the tannins taking the supporting role. With its power leashed, this shows the stylish...

Wine Spectator, 94 points: Sappy with lots of kirsch violet and red currant notes. Very lively acidity drives the finish. Tightly wound for a second wine with serious acidity. Tasted non-blind. -J.M.

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This tastes of great Cabernet Sauvignon, with its black currant, cedar and herbs and fresh, juicy acidity. It is as fresh as it is rich, but it has a structure of dense tannins that balances the wine. This is one of the...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: (WS93-96 points) This is stacked, with dark plum, cassis and blueberry reduction notes forming the core. The serious spine of graphite and tar is thoroughly embedded, so the finish is long and polished. A beauty. — J.M.

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: This is fantastic, offering lots of fresh tobacco and blackcurrants and undertones of hazelnuts and chocolate. Full-bodied with firm and chewy tannins, yet ever so polished and refined. One of the most structured St...

View From The Cellar, 91 points: The 1999 Lagrange has one of the highest percentages of petit verdot in the grand vin, as seventeen percent of the varietal was utilized for the final blend (along with fifty-eight percent cabernet sauvignon and...

Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: The wine is immensely dark powered by black plum and a ripe complex structure. Already the elements are molding into place. Expect great things of this wine. - R.V.

Wine Spectator, 97 points: (WS94-97 points) A fresh bay leaf note leads off, followed quickly by pure, enticing layers of cassis, blackberry and black cherry fruit that emerge steadily through the long finish. Offers lovely mouthfeel and purity...

jebdunnuck.com, 100 points: The 2009 Ducru-Beaucaillou is pure perfection and a much more sexy, opulent wine compared to the 2010. Crème de cassis, licorice, spice-box, lead pencil shavings and dried flower notes all – literally – soar from the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: One of the finest over-achieving efforts in this vintage as well as a "best buy" for a top-flight St.-Julien this 2008 is an irresistible success. It reveals an opaque ruby/purple color lots of unctuosity and a boatload...

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, 90 points: (17/20) Bright bricky garnet. More evidently leafy than the Langoa, and that makes it smell younger, still of blackcurrant leaves and capsicum, even lavender, though there is a light meatiness. Not as long as the Langoa...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This wine seems to be all about structure and tannins. The fruit comes through slowly and has a way to go in its development. But black currants are there, ripe and promising well for the future. Just don't drink before 2025.

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Blackberry lightly toasted oak and cedar on the nose. Full-bodied with chewy tannins and a long silky finish. Needs time to open.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2008. –JS

Wine Spectator, 99 points: (WS96-99 points) This packs some serious punch and drive, with a terrific core of blueberry, açai and plum reduction notes, backed by waves of graphite and roasted apple wood. Has the pleasantly chewy feel typical of...