Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.

Fun to open birth year wines around your birthday, especially when you can do a Bordeaux and Napa side by side. While not a great vintage, this held up well after a few hours and presented as expected. Clean and zero Brett. Great color! Deep ruby with hardly any bricking. Leather, cassis, vanilla pipe tobacco on the nose. Sporting a good bit of dusty red and black fruits (mostly tart raspberries and blackberries), there was a little savory truffle note mixed with an herbal and mocha finish. Still quite grippy. Pretty.

Lovely and balanced, dark red berries, cedar, tobacco, fresh and still very much alive..

30th bday wine for a friend... in great shape, very autumnal profile with leather and cassis

Beautiful fruit and soft tannins. Opens up over a 3 hr period. Amazing with a nice steak and French onion soup.

A surprise showing this wine was glorious and drank phenomenally well for a 27 year old wine. Great fruit everything in balance and harmony. I took what was left home and had a private party.

Still got it. A fantastic old Bordeaux with a classic nose and great flavor profile. A bit short on the finish. Tannins even still there for a few more years of life left. A great bottle.

Ranked second in cans at Andres

Nariz um pouco fechado , boca equilibrada . Esse Bordeaux é sempre elegante !

Absolute cracker. Couldnt fault it

Opens up wonderfully after decanting...perfect with lamb shanks and polenta