Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

Vintage 2017 | a very complete wine, with classic St Julien aroma’s like eucalyptus, cedar, cassis. Rich and vibrant taste. Very good effort. Beautiful balance.

Second time I’ve had this in a couple months. A great example of the 96 vintage. Still has loads of dark red fruits and some lovely secondary character coming through now as well. Soft as can be

Black mushrooms and plums add smoky earth to black currant and cassis, violets and pepper nose. Graphite, tobacco and shredded cedar push the cassis and dried black currant to a surface of black olives through a silky, floral-punctuated finish.



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Blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot & 7% Cabernet Franc. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, mineral spice, floral and cigar box notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, currants and cherry with notes of cacao, cedar and tobacco spice. Well balanced with acidity, fine dusty tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar and sweet earthy mineral character. Nice! Needs to age a bit!

A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot & 9% Cabernet Franc, aged in 60% new oak, deep Ruby color with aromas of dark berry fruits, floral herbs and cedar notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, currents and plum with notes of herbs, oak and spice. Fine tight tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar and mineral spice. Tasting well! Give it another 3-5 before you can really enjoy.

Blend of Cab Sauv, Merlot & Cab Franc. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, sweet spice, floral and herb notes. On the palate flavors of ripe blackberry, currants and juicy cherry with notes of cacao, cedar and herb spice. Well balanced with acidity, fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar and sweet earthy mineral character. Nice! Will still age a bit!

Blend of 73% Cab Sauv, 17% Merlot & 10% Cab Franc. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, sweet spice, floral and herb notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry and plum with notes of leather, cedar and herb spice. Well balanced with acidity, fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar, leather and earthy spice character. Nice! Drink now!

Blend of 54% Cab Sauv, 34% Merlot & 12% Cab Franc. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, sweet spice, floral and herb notes. On the palate flavors of ripe blackberry, blueberry and plum with notes of cacao, cedar and herb spice. Well balanced with acidity, fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar and earthy mineral character. Nice! Drink now!

This was a real stunner. Deep red color (no bricking at all) Ripe red fruits on the nose with signature charcoal, tobacco, cedar and spice. Fully resolved tannins. Soft and supple and just delicious. This still has a ton of life left

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This is a wonderful Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux from St Julian. Rich and dense with lots of complexity. Chewy and opulent.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with a nice mouthfeel.

Showing black fruits with earth, oak, spices, black tea, peppercorn, dark coffee, pencil lead, earth, licorice, tobacco leaf and chocolates.

This 2009 vintage is drinking very nicely now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, and show the structure and complexity.

Robert Parker 91 points.

Good by itself, but will pair wonderfully with a nice piece of steak. I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.

13% alcohol by volume

A blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc.

13% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$95.