From the good 2002 vintage and scoring 90 2100 parker points a precise impressively endowed yet irrefutably elegant st julien branaires 2002 boasts a saturated rubypurple color in addition to a beautiful bouquet of flowers intertwined with creme de cassis cranberries and notions of raspberries mocha and chocolate it possesses serious depth medium to full body and moderately high but well integrated tannin cellar this beauty for 3 4 years and consume it over the following 15 18