Smart consumers should be checking out this estate whose wines have been superb over recent vintages. Under the same ownership as Gloria, it is a classic St.-Julien with sensational concentration and intensity, but more powerful, thick, and muscular than wines such as Ducru Beaucaillou or Beychevelle. The 2005 possesses the ... more

This 42 acre estate was classified as a Fourth Growth in 1855 and is planted to 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The vines average 42 years and the vineyards are well located behind the town of St.-Julien-Beychevelle. Known for a rich, dense style of Saint-Julien, Saint ... more