Saint Julien

The 2016 Duluc de Branaire-Ducru is a soft, fruity wine to drink now and over the next few years, while the red/purplish berry fruit and floral notes retain their youthful vibrancy.

The 2018 La Réserve de Léoville-Barton is effusive and boisterous right out of the gate. The estate's second wine offers tons of immediacy, with scents of blueberry, pencil shavings, lavender and menthol op...(read more)

Tasted blind. Good lift. It's very fluid and juicy. More charm than most 2006 St-Juliens. Racy and stony. Good finish and persistence. Drink 2015 - 2030

Classic, signature Langoa, evident sandalwood and cedar smoke on the nose, coupled with violet, peony and rose petals flowers, fresh acidites from juicy blackberry and raspberry fruits, still has plenty of grip that sugg...(read more)

Darker fruit profile that the Gloria (I'm guessing a much higher proportion of Cabernet here). Such deep fruit on the nose - a glorious layered richness from floral precision to juicy ripe blackberry. Supple and cool fre...(read more)

One of the more discreet St Juliens, undergoing a great resurgence right now, and this stands out for its quality and value. Tobacco leaf, baked earth, crushed rocks, crayon and mint leaf set against blueberry and cassis...(read more)

This is amazing - how do they do this?! Almost salty freshness, the same purity as the best wines of Saint Julien, with a real extra dimension of spice and purple exoticism. Juicy, suave, serious, tangy and long. That el...(read more)

Jean-Michel Laporte (formerly of Conseillante) has now taken the reins here but he did not have input into this vintage. He has no plans to revolutionise things, just to make small, gradual changes like slowly increasing...(read more)

Six vintage vertical (2006,2008,2009,2014,2016,2017)