Saint Julien

59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 12% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc. From the Cuvelier family who own Chateau Leoville Poyferre, this wine delivers a similarly elegant and profound perfume of...(more info)

71% Cabernet Sauvignon 25% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc This second wine of Chateau Léoville Barton comes from young vines and plots that have not reached the high level of requirement to ente...(more info)

The initial impression is of a very strong sweet oakiness - rather new world in style. But the volume is there underneath and the dense fruit character of the wine shrugs off this coating and pow...(more info)

Deep violet-laced crimson which coats the glass. Rich dry fruit, though with a sweet touch of vanilla and crème patissière to go with the tight cherry and blackcurrant. A nice consi...(more info)

Big and dark, Gruaud has less density of fine tannin than some of the 2001s, and more openness of flavour - very richly blackberryish, crème de mûre, and even a touch of cooked fruit...(more info)

Much dumber on the nose than Langoa, much more Cabernet in character. Thick and serious. Dense yet fresh in expression. Fruitcake, black fruit, spice, indivisible. Lovely dry structure filled wit...(more info)

This hit or miss château has turned in a very good performance in 1996. In addition to its dark purple colour, the wine offers sweet, ripe fruit, medium body, well-integrated tannin, and an...(more info)

The Bories have sorted out their succession so that Bruno and his sister have taken control of Ducru, while Xavier, who has been running Ducru, Haut Batailley and Grand Puy Lacoste, has retained...(more info)

High 72% Cabernet gives this second wine firm, direct fruit with the natural rich smoothness seen in the grand vin. More elegant and precise than in the past.