Saint-Julien | Saint-Julien, Bordeaux
2000
A stunning bargain: wine from the legendary 2000 vintage from the vineyards of one of the St-Julien 'super second' classified growths owned by the Borie family—at a fraction of the price of the Château wine, which Robert Parker describes as 'the essence of elegance, symmetry, balance, breed, class and distinction.' Comes in wooden cases. This is very high-class, fully-mature claret.
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The Press
'The combination of a great vintage with the winemaking skills of the team behind Ducru-Beaucaillou, Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Haut-Batailley means this is a bit of a no-brainer...A bargain. 90 Points' —Simon Woods, Wine & Spirit, January 2008Special note
Wines like this are very hard to come by and are the result of French wine laws having fixed limits on the amount of wine that can be sold under a château's label, regardless of the quantity and quality of the harvest. The law prevents us or the growers revealing the names of these châteaux. Suffice it to say that it is one of the best.Our tasting notes
Dark, deep and dreamy with a rich fruit nose, hints of chocolate. Lots of rich, ripe, chewy mature berry fruit. Beautifully balanced and a very fine glass of claret in every respect with that unique elegance that comes from the best 'terroir' in St-Julien. Drinking perfectly now as it will for at least another 5 years. Highly recommended by us all.Wine data
Grape variety: Merlot, Cabernet SauvignonAppellation: AC Saint-Julien
Alcohol: 12.5%
About Saint-Julien
Saint-Julien is in the Médoc just south of Pauillac and home to the three great 'super second' growths: Ducru-Beaucaillou, Leoville-Barton and Leoville-Las Cases. It has the reputation for the finest winemaking in any of the great Bordeaux communes.
Prices are all-inclusive for deliveries to UK mainland and Northern Ireland. Minimum total order is 2 cases (24 bottles of 75cl equivalent) for the UK and 5 cases (60 bottles of 75cl equivalent) for Northern Ireland. We also offer a collection service for our French wines from just outside Calais, France (minimum of 5 cases and excluding mixed cases), at a per-bottle saving of £1.50 for wines and £2.00 for Champagne, and a per-case saving of £18 for wine, £24 per 12-case/£12 per 6-case for Champagne. For details, please read our Delivery/Collection Information and Terms & Conditions.
