Top St-Julien 2017 en primeur wines
See Jane Anson's scores and tasting notes for the St-Julien 2017 wines, tasted en primeur...
St-Julien, along with its Médoc cousins Pauillac and St-Estèphe, had many successes in a Bordeaux 2017 vintage that presented several challenges, said Jane Anson in her Bordeaux 2017 vintage overview.
Large swathes of Médoc avoided the worst of the late spring frosts that will be a hallmark of the year.
Scroll down to see all St-Julien wines scoring at least 90 points
Anson picked out Château Ducru-Beaucaillou as ‘a serious contender for the top St-Julien in 2017.’Anson also observed that both Ducru-Beaucaillou and Château Léoville Las Cases barrel samples had strong aromatics – like many of the top wines in Margaux 2017.
For Château Léoville Poyferré, it was a ‘success in the vintage, underlining again that St-Julien has had an extremely lucky 2017’.
Top St-Julien 2017 wines 90 points and above:
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Château Léoville Las Cases, St-Julien, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Rich ruby in colour if a little less inky than the 2015, 2016 or 2018. Clear layers of fruit, the nose is one of the...
2017
Château Léoville Las CasesSt-Julien
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St-Julien, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
The 2017 Ducru-Beaucaillou is the first wine of the fantastic vertical tasting held by Bruno Borie. It has both a deep and elegant bouquet of...
2017
Château Ducru-BeaucaillouSt-Julien
Château Léoville Barton, St-Julien, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Brooding with concentrated, rich, dark blackcurrant and berry fruit at the core, fresh acidity and a lick of sage to nose and palate. Assertive tannins...
2017
Château Léoville BartonSt-Julien
Château Léoville Poyferré, St-Julien, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Much more bramble aromas, still quite expressive, a little bit vegetal on the nose still, more direct and straight. Lovely hit of bright red and...
2017
Château Léoville PoyferréSt-Julien
Château Saint-Pierre, St-Julien, 4ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Cloves, black pepper, damson, oak swirl and vanilla bean, definitely a more complex and confident nose than many - and the profusion of aromatics adds...
2017
Château Saint-PierreSt-Julien
Château Beychevelle, St-Julien, 4ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Hawthorn and crushed earth on the nose, with touches of brambled hedgerow berries. I really like this, it has personality, and is showing well even...
2017
Château BeychevelleSt-Julien
Château Gloria, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Tight but plentiful fruit extraction. The expression is a little less full than in 2016, but there is both finesse and grip to the fine,...
2017
Château GloriaSt-Julien
Château du Glana, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Firm, rich and bright, this is an enjoyable wine with clear St-Julien character. The tannins creep up on you, suggesting that this wine will age...
2017
Château du GlanaSt-Julien
Château Langoa Barton, St-Julien, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
There is no doubt that this offers a good expression of the appellation in the medium to long term, but there's a slightly wider gap...
2017
Château Langoa BartonSt-Julien
Château Gruaud-Larose, St-Julien, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
This estate is owned by the négociant group Taillan, and farming has moved towards organics and biodynamics. Gruaud made a very successful wine in a...
2017
Château Gruaud-LaroseSt-Julien
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2017
The Merlot here is grown on sandy-gravel soils and brings both freshness and structure. There's good balance, plush autumnal berry fruits and lovely spice, supported...
2017
Château Ducru-BeaucaillouSt-Julien
Château Moulin de La Rose, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2017
This is a small 5.15ha estate with Eric Boissenot as consultant and owned by Guy Delon, owner of Segur de Cabanac in St-Estèphe (and once...
2017
Château Moulin de La RoseSt-Julien
Château Lagrange, St-Julien, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2017
This has been a tough vintage for Lagrange, but they have worked well with it. It has carefully extracted cassis and blackberry fruit, and some...
2017
Château LagrangeSt-Julien
Château Léoville Las Cases, Clos du Marquis, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2017
This takes its time, has a fairly hefty structure and unfurls at its own pace. The last day of harvest was 4 October, but the...
2017
Château Léoville Las CasesSt-Julien
Château Léoville Las Cases, Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2017
This is always a wine that causes a stir of excitement as it approaches, and it succeeds in this vintage. Dense but gentle, it quite...
2017
Château Léoville Las CasesSt-Julien
