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🗓️ 16 July 2025
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Sandwiched between the famed Médoc AOCs of Margaux in the south and Pauillac in the north, Saint Julien has one of the highest concentrations of classified growths from the 1855 Classification in Bordeaux. This red wine only AOC is just 910 ha/2,250acres, which is 6% of the Médoc vineyard. It is one-sixth the size of Pauillac. It makes an average of about 6 million bottles a year.
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But this densely planted appellation may be small but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in quality. Saint Julien is considered the most consistent of the Médoc communes and it is known for Cabernet Sauvignon dominant wines with the perfect balance of tannin, flavor, and acidity year after year.
In this show, I cover what makes Saint Julien so unique. As in the other Greats of Bordeaux shows, I review the history, terroir, climate, and then discuss the top Châteaux.
For reference, Here is a link to the 1855 Classification
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0:55.9 | I am loving these The Great Bordeaux series where each month I break down one of the smaller |
1:03.9 | appellations of Bordeaux and I'm going to continue to do this until we've been through all of them. |
1:08.3 | We've done San Amelion, Margot, Poliak, this time, San |
1:13.0 | Julienne, which I encourage you to go back and listen to Episode 555 with Chateau-Telbeau. |
1:18.7 | That's going to enrich your experience of this podcast after you listen to this. You should definitely |
1:23.5 | go back and listen to that with Jean-Michel Laporte, who is the general manager of |
1:28.0 | Chateau-Telbe, a very historic property in San Julien. What I love about this is that we are able |
1:32.8 | to really do a deep dive and learn the differences. So for instance, hopefully you've listened to |
1:38.1 | this series, and you know that Sanlalmillon has a limestone, mainly limestone side and the mainly |
1:43.9 | clay side, and these produce |
1:45.8 | different wines. It's a very large appellation, extremely historic on the right bank, and very |
1:50.6 | different climate from the stuff in the May dock, which then I started on, first started with |
1:56.0 | Margot in the southernmost area, and then moved to Poliak, and now I'm jumping back down to Saint-Julian |
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