Barton & Guestier St. Julien

Saturday, February 09, 2002 From a blockbuster vintage. When first decanted, the color was brickish with a faint whiff of maderization. But 1 3/4 hours later, the wine was a nice garnet with no visible bricking even on the edges. Nose of dust, roses, currents. An hour later, the palate had expanded beyond the bouquet to bright berry (current and raspberry), cedar, leather flavors. However, the midpalate and finish were disappointing and never filled out. A slight vegetal flavor on …