Bettane & Desseauve 17 / 20

Excellent style, corps complet pour la catégorie, parfait saint-julien digne de son origine, à traiter comme un grand vin. À consommer de 2026 à 2030.

Decanter (2018) 94 / 100

Rich and silky in texture, there's some lovely cinnamon and black pepper spice here, with lovely grip from the very fine tannins and good drive too. It's extremely precise, with every piece in its place, a considered and drawn out style featuring notes of menthol and bitter dark chocolate. It's really bedding in for the long haul. It shows that even the second wines can be powerful and concentrated in 2016. Drinking Window 2024 - 2042.

James Suckling (2019) 94 / 100

Pristine, attractive fruit with perfume and freshness. Dark-berry and plum notes, as well as cassis and brambleberries, define the character of both nose and palate. The tannins are saturated in ripe dark berries and plums and deliver a superbly fresh, shimmering, dark-fruited finish. Wow-factor is strong here in 2016. Try this from 2024.

Jancis Robinson (2020) 16 / 20

Tasted blind. Glamorous fruit and very polished. Punches above its weight. Sleek.

Parker (2018) 92 / 100

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 La Croix de Beaucaillou gives up aromas of cassis, earth, black plums, black cherries and mulberries with wafts of menthol, cigars and crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is lively and earthy with firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and mineral-laced.

Vert de Vin (2019) 93 - 94 / 100

Le nez est élégant, fruité et offre de la délicatesse ainsi qu’une belle finesse du grain. On y retrouve des notes de mûre de Boysen, de fraise charnue et plus légèrement de myrtille charnue associées à de petites touches de réglisse, de fleurs ainsi qu’à de discrètes pointes de fève tonka et de boisé. La bouche est juteuse, fruitée, équilibrée et offre une bonne définition, une jolie précision, de la tension, une trame acidulée, une jolie suavité, du dynamisme ainsi qu’une belle finesse du grain. En bouche ce vin exprime des notes de mûre charnue, de framboise charnue/juteuse et plus légèrement de petites baies rouges juteuses associées à de petites touches de cassis, de myrtille ainsi qu’à de discrètes pointes de fleurs. Les tannins sont fins et élégants.

Wine Enthusiast (2019) 94 / 100

Richly spicy with swathes of black fruit and dark tannins, this powerful wine also shows great elegance. Juicy fruits shine through the structure to give a wine with a good future. Drink this rich wine from 2024. ROGER VOSS

Wine Spectator (2019)

Solid, with engaging cassis, cherry and blueberry fruit flavors, backed by a mouthwatering bramble note and flash of roasted apple wood. Captures the essence of '16 St.-Julien in a more accessible package. Best from 2021 through 2030. 10,000 cases made. — JM

Appellation	Saint-Julien
Classement	2nd vin
Superficie	75 ha
Encépagement	60% de Cabernet Sauvignon - 35% de Merlot - 5% de Petit-Verdot.
Sols et sous-sol	Graves garonnaises avec une forte présence argileuse
Elevage	En barriques neuves de 20 à 40%.