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Bordeaux 2015 – St-Julien

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See this guide to our extensive coverage of Bordeaux 2015. After last Friday’s introduction to our tasting articles, a look at the very successful Margaux appellation, we continue our journey north up the Médoc on the left bank of the Gironde. You can follow notable releases, the prices being asked for them and how these compare with a great nearly-mature vintage here

St-Julien experienced rather more rain in September than Margaux to the south, and also enjoyed the highest yields since 2007. It is always dangerous to generalise about communes, but at least St-Julien is the smallest of what...