Domaine Julien Cruchandeau

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

1990 vintage. Excellent fill and halfway saturated cork. Used a Durand but surmise a regular waiter's friend, wielded carefully, could have done the trick with the cork. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins, one hour and two hours. Some obvious sed but not troublesome or overtly noticeable. Original owner-château direct on original release. Super cold cellar because this was lagging noticeably behind other '90's and LB's. Bigger tannic structure (for a generally feminine-styled house) than anything save a Latour, Mouton, Ducru Left Bank property. Even more guts than Lynch-Bages or Pichon-Baron '90's currently stored above 55 or so degrees. Surprising but made sense. Light-medium body. Appropriate color. 3-4 years left in this stage unless larger format in play. Slight, fleeting burst of richness in the frontal palate and a tad brickish and then it just flowed on, without speed bumps. A little cocoa powder and cedar/tobacco. Suspect 750ml specimens not stored as cold/religiously will be showing more in the 9.0-9.1 range and farther down the backside of the bell curve. 10.26.24. — 7 days ago

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Good notes, mate.
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Château Talbot

Saint-Julien Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

Yep more NY wine spectator — 7 days ago

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Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1947

Deep fruit still. Full of life and deep gnarly tangy plum. Great stuff — a month ago

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Château Beychevelle

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

1989 vintage. Top shoulder fill with 80% saturated cork. Not decanted. Excellent color. Tasted after one hour and two hours open. Dusty musty nose. Waifish Beychevelle body. Big cedar and stale cigar, sandalwood and cassis on the flavors. More stuffing than expected. Enduring, dirty finish. In a 750ml format, another 3-5 years to be gleaned at this high level. Larger format could extend out to 2035 at the latest. 11.01.24. — a day ago

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Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Just ok. Needed time but then what — 4 days ago

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Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)

St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

2017 vintage. Good, but outperformed by the amazing 2017 Teynac. — a month ago

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Château Gruaud Larose

Larose de Gruaud St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1959

What a joy. On opening the nose is spectacular and floral. After a few minutes in glass it’s settled. Leather, graphite, blood. There’s roses, delicate underbrush. Very lucid and clear. What a treat. — 2 days ago

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Wow. Great to see

Château Lagrange

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

What a wild ride it was tasting this for the first hour. In the end it was a great wine, in balance and full of fruit. Lacked some magic. — 3 days ago

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

De los mejores vinos para comer que he probado ever — 9 days ago