Château Léoville Barton

95 points - The Wine Advocate
95 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
92 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
92 points - The Wine Advocate
92 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
Château Léoville Barton - 2015 - 75cl - Onshore Cellars

Château Léoville Barton

95 points - The Wine Advocate
95 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
92 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
92 points - The Wine Advocate
92 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
96 points - The Wine Advocate
93 points - The Wine Advocate
94 points - The Wine Advocate
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Deep garnet-purple coloured, the 2015 Léoville Barton offers up notions of warm red currants, black raspberries and dark chocolate with wafts of cigar box, violets and bay leaves. Elegant, medium-bodied and sporting great freshness, the taut, tightly wound palate of intense red fruits and floral accents is well-framed with firm, grainy tannins, finishing on a lingering mineral note.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Leoville Barton offers up notions of warm red currants, black raspberries and dark chocolate with wafts of cigar box, violets and bay leaves. Elegant, medium-bodied and sporting great freshness, the taut, tightly wound palate of intense red fruits and floral accents is well-framed with firm, grainy tannins, finishing on a lingering mineral note.
The 2014 Leoville Barton is one of the must-buys of the vintage. Now in bottle, it has a very pure bouquet that gains intensity in the glass, laden with blackberry and raspberry coulis scents, cold wet stone, a wonderful mineralité that becomes more conspicuous with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with tensile tannin, a fine line of acidity that lends this precision and nervosité. There is class and sophistication in situ, not a powerful Léoville Barton, but beautifully poised. This is just a brilliant forerunner to the 2015 and it should represent great value.
Dense ruby/purple, with cassis licorice and forest floors notes in the aromatics, Léoville-Barton’s 2012 is a relatively big, rich, masculine style of wine. This full-bodied wine needs 5-8 years of cellaring and should evolve easily for 25-30 years.
The 2010 Léoville Barton is deep garnet in colour, and the nose is a little tired, with notes of stewed plums and dried cherries over hints of balsamic, tobacco, spice box and fried herbs. The medium to full-bodied palate has a solid backbone of firm, chewy tannins and plenty of freshness supporting the mature fruit, finishing spicy.
Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2009 Leoville Barton gives up expressive cherry cordial, warm cassis and blackberry tart scents with nuances of menthol, cigar box and fallen leaves. Medium-bodied and elegantly played with loads of freshness and soft tannins, it has a long, perfumed finish.
Not surprisingly, this wine is closed, masculine, but super-rich, with a denser, more complete and full-bodied style than its sibling, Langoa Barton. Some toasty vanillin is apparent in the black currant aromas intermixed with tobacco leaf, cedar, and spice box. The wine is full-bodied and has a boatload of tannin, not unusual for this estate, as well as an impressively pure, long finish. Everything is here, but this wine, made with uncompromising vision.
Léoville Barton’s 2005 has an inky ruby/purple color and shows fairly high tannin levels, but the balance is slightly better that the Langoa Barton, which is very hard. This is probably a 30-year wine and needs at least another 20 years of cellaring, and while the tannins are high, they are balanced more thoroughly and competently. With deep cassis and red currant fruit, the wine is earthy, spicy, medium to full-bodied, and needs at least another decade.
A spectacular success, the opaque plum-colored 2003 Leoville Barton is still on the young side of its plateau of maturity. It exhibits a striking bouquet of forest floor and black currants as well as a full-bodied, exuberant, youthful style, an opaque plum/ruby color, a lot of complexity, and striking depth and richness. This is a profound, stunning effort from Anthony Barton and his team. Bravo! It should continue to provide immense pleasure for 20-30 years.
This is a behemoth – dense, highly extracted, very tannic, broodingly backward, with a dense purple color and very little evolution since it was bottled 8 years ago. Wonderfully sweet cedar and fruitcake notes are intermixed with hints of creme de cassis, licorice, and earthy forest floor. It is full-bodied and tannic, with everything in place, but like so many wines that come from Leoville Barton, it makes a mockery of many modern-day consumers wanting a wine for immediate gratification. Those who bought it should continue to exercise patience and be proud to own a wonderful classic with five decades of longevity ahead of it.
The 1996 Leoville Barton appears more youthful than the 1996 Langoa Barton in the glass with a healthy deep garnet core. The aromatics unfurl gracefully in the glass revealing briary, wild hedgerow, black truffle and sandalwood scents -- firmly in secondary aroma stage but with appreciable presence and intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin that form its firm and classic structure, spice, white pepper and cloves infusing the slightly animally red berry fruit. This is an adorable Léoville Barton that is occupying a very "happy" place at the moment -- superb precision, old school claret at its best. Decant for an hour no more, then enjoy.
Believe it or not, the 1990 Leoville Barton can actually be drunk - something that cannot be said about the broodingly backward, still excruciatingly tannic 1982. The exceptionally concentrated 1990 reveals more polished, sweeter tannins along with a big, sweet kiss of black currant, forest floor, cedar, and spice box notes. While it still has some tannins to shed, this full-bodied, powerful, long wine is approachable. It should continue to evolve for another two decades.
Type:
Red
Country:
France
Region:
Bordeaux
Appellation:
Saint Julien
Producer:
Château Leoville Barton
Grapes/Blend:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Pairing Sugesstions:
Lamb, Beef, Venison, Game Birds, Duck, Charcuterie and Cured Meats

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Château Leoville Barton

Château Leoville Barton

Château Leoville Barton is a renowned wine producer located in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux, France. The estate has a rich history dating back to the 18th century...

Château Leoville Barton is a renowned wine producer located in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux, France. The estate has a rich history dating back to the 18th century when it was founded by Irishman Thomas Barton. Today, the estate is owned by the Barton family, who have been involved in the wine industry for over two centuries.

The vineyards of Château Leoville Barton are situated on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, where the soil is predominantly gravelly and well-drained. This terroir is ideal for the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon, which is the dominant grape variety used in the production of the estate's wines. The other grape varieties used are Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

The style of production at Château Leoville Barton is traditional, with a focus on producing wines that are elegant, complex, and age-worthy. The grapes are hand-harvested and sorted before being fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine is then aged in oak barrels, with a proportion of new oak used each year depending on the vintage.

Château Leoville Barton produces two main wines: Château Leoville Barton and La Réserve de Léoville Barton. The former is the flagship wine of the estate and is considered one of the finest wines of the Saint-Julien appellation. It is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, with the exact proportions varying depending on the vintage. The wine is known for its deep colour, intense aromas of blackcurrant and cedar, and firm tannins that give it excellent ageing potential.

La Réserve de Léoville Barton is the second wine of the estate and is made from younger vines and grapes that do not meet the strict criteria for the flagship wine. It is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and is aged for a shorter period than the Château Leoville Barton. The wine is known for its approachability in its youth, with softer tannins and a more fruit-forward profile.

In addition to its red wines, Château Leoville Barton also produces a white wine called L'Enclos de Château Leoville Barton. This wine is made from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon and is aged in oak barrels for several months. The wine is known for its crisp acidity, citrus aromas, and mineral notes.

Overall, Château Leoville Barton is a producer that is highly regarded for its traditional approach to winemaking and its commitment to producing wines of exceptional quality. Its wines are sought after by collectors and wine enthusiasts around the world, and it is a producer that is sure to rank highly in any search for Bordeaux wines.

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Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90...
Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry, medium- and full-bodied red Bordeaux Blends that established its reputation.

The finest (and most expensive) of these are the wines from the great châteaux of the Haut-Médoc and the Right Bank appellations Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former is focused (at the top level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter pair on on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines based on Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites to challenge the best from the Burgundy region (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the sweet, botrytized nectars of Sauternes.
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Saint-Julien is a wine appellation located in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France. It is known for producing some of the finest red wines in the world, with...

Saint-Julien is a wine appellation located in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France. It is known for producing some of the finest red wines in the world, with a long history of winemaking dating back to the 17th century.

The style of production in Saint-Julien is heavily influenced by the terroir, which is characterized by gravelly soils and a maritime climate. The grapes grown here are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, with smaller amounts of Petit Verdot and Malbec.

The wines produced in Saint-Julien are typically full-bodied and complex, with a deep ruby color and aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, and cedar. They are known for their firm tannins and long aging potential, with some of the best vintages capable of aging for several decades.

One of the most famous producers in Saint-Julien is Château Léoville Las Cases, which has been producing wine since the 17th century. Their wines are known for their elegance and finesse, with a perfect balance of fruit, tannins, and acidity. Another notable producer is Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, which has been producing wine since the 18th century. Their wines are known for their power and intensity, with a rich, velvety texture and flavors of black fruit, spice, and tobacco.

Other notable producers in Saint-Julien include Château Beychevelle, Château Talbot, and Château Branaire-Ducru. Each of these producers has their own unique style and approach to winemaking, but all share a commitment to producing the highest quality wines possible.

Overall, Saint-Julien is a wine appellation that is steeped in history and tradition, with a long-standing reputation for producing some of the finest wines in the world. Whether you are a seasoned wine connoisseur or a casual enthusiast, a bottle of Saint-Julien wine is sure to impress.

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